WLME (102.7 FM, "102.7 The Game") is an American

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licensed to serve the

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Lewisport, Kentucky Lewisport is a home rule-class city in the floodplain of the Ohio River in Hancock County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,670 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Owensboro metropolitan area. History Lewisport was o ...

. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc.,

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the

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, and the station's

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is held by Hancock Communications, Inc. WLME broadcasts a

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featuring programming from

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to the greater

Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lou ...

, area.

History

The station was assigned

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WKCM-FM on April 20, 1990. On October 19, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WKCM-FM, on October 20, 1993, to WKCM-FM, on February 20, 1997, to WLME-FM, on April 9, 1997, to WXCM, and on June 9, 1997, to WLME.

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External links

* LME Sports radio stations in the United States {{Kentucky-radio-station-stub