WKSD (99.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a locally produced
Classic Hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980 ...
format. Licensed to
Paulding, Ohio
Paulding is a village in and the county seat of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. It is located predominantly in Paulding Township about 64 miles southwest of Toledo. The population was 3,605 at the 2010 census.
History
Paulding was a pl ...
, United States, the station is currently owned by First Family Broadcasting and features news programming from
ABC Radio.
History
The station went on the air as WKSD on June 7, 1989. On April 10, 1992, the station changed its
call sign
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to WERT-FM, and on September 6, 1996, changed back to the original WKSD.
WKSD serves as a sister station to
WERT (AM) 1220 kHz in neighboring Van Wert.
The original WERT-FM at 98.9 in Van Wert is now
WBYR
WBYR (98.9 FM), branded as 98.9 The Bear, is a radio station licensed to Woodburn, Indiana with studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station broadcasts an active rock format. WBYR is owned by Federated Media.
History
WBYR was the former WE ...
, now a Fort Wayne market station and no longer co-owned with WERT. That station has since changed its city of license to
Woodburn, Indiana
Woodburn is a city in Maumee Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,520 at the 2010 census, making it the smallest in state as Cannelton had a population of 1,563 in the 2010 Census.
Geography
Woodburn is located a ...
.
References
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Radio stations established in 1989
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