W248CF
Radio station in Bowling Green, Kentucky
36°57′37″N 86°32′49″W / 36.96028°N 86.54694°W / 36.96028; -86.54694W248CF is an FM translator-style radio station that is licensed to and serving Bowling Green, Kentucky. The station is owned and operated by Western Kentucky University. Although Radio-Locator.com lists is a repeater station of WKYU-FM,[1] W248CF is actually broadcasting a Classical music format as a new local service of WKU Public Radio.
History
Although test broadcasts began in March 2016, the official launch of the station took place in the second week of April 2016.[2] The official license was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on March 21, 2016.[1]
Programming
Music played on W248CF includes symphonies, including those of the New York Philharmonic, the Dallas and Chicago Symphinies, and Metropolitan Opera. Content is provided through Public Radio Exchange. The station is also the area's local affiliate of the WFMT Radio Network.
References
- ^ a b c W248CF Information at Radio-Locator.com
- ^ Mudd, Aaron (March 30, 2016). "Classical music to return with new radio station". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
External links
- WKU Public Radio website
- WKU Classical 97.5 Schedule
- W248CF in the FCC FM station database
- Radio Locator Information for W248CF
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Radio stations in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, metropolitan area
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by frequency & subchannel
- WBLG-LP (107.9 FM)
- WMJM (96.7 FM)
- WLBJ (1410 AM)
- WSMJ (800 AM)
- Nearby regions
- Clarksville-Hopkinsville
- Cookeville
- Evansville
- Lexington
- Louisville
- Nashville
- Owensboro
- See also
- List of radio stations in Kentucky
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