WKQQ (100.1 FM) is a

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licensed to the city of

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, serving Lexington. The station, owned by

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, is an automated radio station programmed by the National Programming Group in New York City, and airs a

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format. None of the air-talent on WKQQ live in Lexington, Kentucky. The station has been assigned these call letters by the

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since February 4, 1998.

History

WKDJ began broadcasting from Winchester on October 2, 1974. It was originally owned by Clark Communications Company, a business of David Greenlee. WKDJ left the air in December 1980. Its country music format was replaced in late February by WFMI, owned by the Cromwell Group and featuring

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music. WFMI and WHRS (1380 AM) were then sold to Premier Broadcast Corporation of

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, in 1988. Coinciding with an impending power increase from 3,000 to 50,000 watts, switched to

in February 1989 and rebranded as WLFX "Fox 100". Premier placed itself in receivership in 1991. Hancock Communications of

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acquired the pair the next year with plans to sell both facilities to other companies: while buyers were lined up for both stations, WLFX began simulcasting WHRS and its new

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format. As a result of the sale action, the 100.1 station changed hands in rapid succession, being purchased by Trumper Communications in 1993. Trumper relocated the transmitter facility to Lexington, and upon taking over, the format was changed to country as "Young Country" WWYC, competing with market leader

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. Trumper Communications's three-station Lexington cluster was acquired by

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in 1996. In 1998, Jacor effectuated a format swap between two of its stations. The country music format on WWYC was moved to 98.1, where it was relaunched as

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"The Bull", while WKQQ's call sign and programming moved to 100.1 MHz.

References

External links

WKQQ official website
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