Broadcast area | Joliet, Illinois |
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Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
Branding | 105.5 The Ticket |
Programming | |
Format | Sports radio |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | STARadio Corporation |
WKAN, WXNU | |
History | |
First air date | September 29, 1980[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Y kat |
Technical information [3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 36120 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,300 watts |
HAAT | 147 meters (482 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°17′11″N 88°14′23″W / 41.28639°N 88.23972°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | [{{{url}}} Listen live] |
Website |
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WYKT (105.5 FM, "The Ticket") is a radio station in northeastern Illinois. It is licensed to Wilmington, Illinois and is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate. It has an effective radiated power of 1,300 watts at 147 meters height above average terrain. [4]
The station began broadcasting on September 29, 1980, and held the call sign WLMT. [5] The station was originally owned by Viking Broadcasting Corporation, and had an ERP of 3 kw at an HAAT of 275 feet. [5] WLMT initially aired a MOR format, [5] later switching to a top 40 format. [6] In 1982, the station was sold to DBC Broadcasting for $160,000. [7]
On November 1, 1982, the station's call sign was changed to WDND by then-owner Donald T. Burgeson. [2] WDND aired an adult contemporary format. [8] [9] [10] In 1994, the station was sold to L.B.R. Enterprises for $257,000. [11]
In February 1995, the station's format was changed from adult contemporary to Triple-A. [10] In April 1995, the station's call sign was changed to WYKT. [2] The station was branded "The Kat". [12] In July 1995, the station picked up the WDRE Underground Network at night, while continuing to air its local Triple-A format during the day. [13] In 1998, the station was sold to STARadio Corporation. [14] WYKT would continue airing a Triple-A format until 2003. [15] [1]
On August 18, 2003, WYKT adopted an oldies format branded as "The Pickle", playing music from 1964 to 1983. [16] [17] [18] In October 2007, WYKT began airing a Top 40 format and was branded as "My 105.5". [19] "My 105.5" carried American Top 40, along with local personalities. [19] In September 2009, the station switched to a classic rock format, and was again branded "The Kat", with the slogan "The Southland's Rock and Roll Animal". [20] [21] The station's format would gradually shift to active rock. [20]
On July 10, 2014, the station's format was switched to sports, as "105.5 The Ticket". [20] "The Ticket" was initially a CBS Sports Radio affiliate, [20] [22] but by 2018, it would become an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio. [23]