WKYU-FM (88.9

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) is a

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licensed to Bowling Green, Kentucky. The station is owned by Western Kentucky University, and is the

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of the

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Network. The

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is off Morgantown Road (

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) in the Sugar Grove section of Bowling Green. The 100,000

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signal covers most of Western

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and extends into part of

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including the northern suburbs of

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Programming

WKUE airs news and informational programming on weekdays, with

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heard at night. Weekends feature informational shows by day, with

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on Saturday nights and specialty music programs Sunday evenings. Saturdays and Sundays at noon,

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hosts the "Barren River Breakdown" show. WKUE is an affiliate of

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, with shows from American Public Media and the Public Radio Exchange also heard.

History

In November 1980, WKYU-FM first

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.Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 1992 page A-136
/ref> It was the first of five FM radio stations to form the WKU Public Radio Network.

HD digital radio

The station's HD

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signal is multiplexed in the following manner.

References

External links

wkyufm.org
* KYU-FM NPR member stations Western Kentucky University College radio stations in Kentucky 1980 establishments in Kentucky Radio stations established in 1980 {{Kentucky-radio-station-stub