WMKV (89.3 FM) is a radio station in

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, a suburb of

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. It is the first FM educational public radio station to be licensed to a

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and also streams live via webcast. Operating from the campus of Maple Knoll Village, WMKV broadcasts talk programs, classic shows from the

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era, and features musical standards and big band music. The station also carries the audio of

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's morning and evening news. The station's transmitter has an

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s. Starting in July 2013, WMKV's programming has been also carried by Lakota Local School District's WLHS 89.9 FM. In addition to its streaming audio service, three WMKV programs are available as podcasts via iTunes: "WMKV World Front," "WMKV Computer Talk," and "The Big Broadcast."

History

WMKV has been broadcasting since 1995. It aired a revival of ''

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'' from 1995 to 1999. In 1999, WMKV took over 89.3 FM after Reading High School shut down its

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. In November 2004, WMKV was the subject of a front-page ''

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'' profile. The writer, P.J. Huffstutter, had discovered the station while reporting on the 2004 American presidential election from Ohio.

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