WGRK-FM
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| Broadcast area | Campbellsville, Kentucky |
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| Frequency | 105.7 MHz |
| Branding | K-Country 105.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | Green County High School |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAIN, WAIN-FM, WCKQ, WTCO | |
| History | |
First air date | 1977 |
Former call signs | WGRK (1978–1979) |
Call sign meaning | GReensburg, Kentucky |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69852 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,100 watts |
| HAAT | 109 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°15′34″N 85°30′57″W / 37.25944°N 85.51583°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kcountry1057.com |
WGRK-FM (105.7 MHz) is a country music–formatted radio station licensed to Greensburg, Kentucky, United States, and also serving Campbellsville, Kentucky. The station is owned by Forcht Broadcasting as part of a triopoly with Campbellsville–licensed rock music station WTCO (1450 AM) and Campbellsville-licensed CHR/Top 40 station WCKQ (104.1 FM).[2] All three stations share studios on KY 323 (Friendship Pike Road) near US 68 on the southwest side of Campbellsville, while its transmitter facilities are located off Buckner Hill Road just west of Greensburg.
History
The station went on the air in 1977, as an FM companion to the local AM station WGRK (1540). The station initially broadcast at 103.1 FM. Owned by Mike Wilson, both stations simulcast the same format centered around a mix of rock and country music. In 1987, Wilson split the stations' programming, with the FM station focusing solely on country music, with the AM moving to a syndicated classic hits format.[3]
In 1988, WGRK-FM made a frequency change up to 105.7 MHz.[4] The station would come to be acquired by Commonwealth Broadcasting, making it a sister station to Campbellsville's WTCO (1450 AM) and WCKQ (104.1 FM). All three stations would be sold in 2014 to Forcht Broadcasting, owners of the WAIN stations in nearby Columbia, Kentucky.[5] WGRK-AM would be excluded and shut down in 2018.
Programming
WGRK-FM airs several local programs on weekdays as part of its country music format. The station broadcasts a morning show hosted by Austin Armstrong from 6–10 a.m. WGRK also features two afternoon shows: Cha from 1–3 and Catfish Hunter from 3 p.m. onwards. Additionally, a one-hour all request program airs at Noon.[6]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGRK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WGRK-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Kentucky Broadcasters Association and Host Communications. p. 134. ISBN 1-879688-93-X. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "BLH-19880225KD". Federal Communications Commission. 25 February 1988. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Venta, Vance (27 October 2014). "Forcht Broadcasting Buys Three in Central Kentucky". Radio Insight. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "K Country 105.7 FM Program Schedule". WGRK-FM. Forcht Broadcasting. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 743146 (WGRK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGRK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database