Broadcast area |
Lexington Metro area Central Kentucky Eastern Kentucky |
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Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
Branding | Lexington's Radio News Leader |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio; News/ talk |
Subchannels | HD2: Classical music |
Affiliations |
NPR Kentucky Public Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Eastern Kentucky University |
History | |
First air date | October 7, 1968 |
Call sign meaning | W Eastern Kentucky University |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 18307 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 219 metres (719 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°52′45″N 84°19′33″W / 37.87917°N 84.32583°W |
Links | |
Webcast |
Listen live HD2: Listen live |
Website |
www |
WEKU (88.9 FM) is a Peabody award-winning NPR-charter member station licensed to Richmond, Kentucky serving central and eastern Kentucky, including nearby Lexington. Owned by Eastern Kentucky University, WEKU primarily broadcasts NPR news and talk programming along with locally produced content including Eastern Standard as well as local news and arts and cultural stories.
WEKU broadcasts live separate news and classical streams online at weku.org and on the WEKU mobile app.
WEKU operates four full-power satellite stations, along with five low-power translator stations. [1] Their combined footprint covers nearly half of the Commonwealth.