WWTF
| Broadcast area | Lexington Metro Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1580 kHz |
| Branding | WTF 97.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative Rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLAP, WMXL, WBUL-FM, WKQQ, WLKT, WWRW | |
| History | |
First air date | 1957 (as WGOR) |
Former call signs | WGOR (1957-?) WAXU (1990-1991) WTKT (1991-1992) WBBE (1992-1995) WTKT (1995-2001) WSNE (2001-2002) WXRA (2002-2008) WGVN (2008-2012) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 34246 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 45 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°10′5.00″N 84°35′37.00″W / 38.1680556°N 84.5936111°W |
| Repeater(s) | 97.7 MHz |
| Links | |
| Website | FOXSports1580.com |
WWTF (1580 AM) WTF 97.7 is a radio station broadcasting a alternative rock format. Licensed to Georgetown, Kentucky, USA, WWTF serves the Lexington Metro Area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[1] WWTF has been simulcast on repeater W249DJ at 97.7 FM since September 2016.
History
WGOR signed on the air in 1957 as a 250 watt daytime-only station. For many years, the station had the WAXU call sign. Sometime during the 1960s, WAXU flipped from Top 40 to country music. A sister station, WAXU-FM (103.1 FM), signed on the air in the fall of 1973, also with a country format.
The AM station dropped country and began airing Satellite Music Network's "Stardust" adult standards format and the WBBE by the end of 1982. In 1990, the station reverted to the WAXU call sign and SMN's "Real Country" format.
On April 15, 1991, WAXU became WTKT, simulcasting the oldies format of its FM sister station. WTKT became WBBE again in September 1992, flipping back to WTKT (when the call sign was dropped by the FM) on November 10, 1995. For a few years, WTKT aired an urban contemporary format (as "The Beat"), until it moved to WBTF (107.9 FM) in 2000. WTKT flipped back to adult standards, first simulcasting co-owned WSAI in Cincinnati, Ohio, then as WSNE ("Sunny 1580") in early 2001.
The station switched to sports talk and the WXRA call sign (as "Xtra Sports 1580") on October 30, 2002. In 2006, the station flipped to Spanish-language programming as "La Pantera 1580". The urban oldies format was launched in May 2008, with the "Groovin 1580" moniker and WGVN call letters following soon after.[2]
On October 29, 2012, the station flipped to all-comedy, using Clear Channel Radio's 24/7 Comedy Radio service. The call sign was concurrently changed to WWTF.
It was announced on May 13, 2014 that WWTF has flipped to FOX Sports Radio on Thursday, May 15, 2014.[3]
In February 2017, WWTF flipped to an alternative rock format.
Former logo
References
- ^ "WWTF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WWTF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WWTF Lexington Flips To Sports RadioInsight.com, May 13, 2014.
External links
- FOXSports1580.com
- LKYRadio.com page on WAXU
- Facility details for Facility ID WWTF ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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