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WKY
City of license Oklahoma City
Broadcast area Oklahoma City Metroplex
Branding Jox 930 WKY
Slogan Now We're Talking Sports!
First air date 1922
Frequency 930 kHz
Format Sports Radio
Power 5,000 Watts
Class C
Owner Citadel Broadcasting Corporation
Website http://www.jox930.com

WKY (930 kHz AM) is Oklahoma's oldest radio station. It is located in Oklahoma City and is owned by Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, who has merged with ABC Radio. In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area is a large urban region located in the central part of the state of Oklahoma. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... // Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. ... Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio stations output used in the United States. ... This is the list of broadcast station classes. ... Citadel Broadcasting Corporation NYSE: CDL is a Las Vegas, Nevada based broadcast holding company. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... Citadel Broadcasting Corporation NYSE: CDL is a Las Vegas, Nevada based broadcast holding company. ... ABC Radio is a division of the American Broadcasting Company focused on AM radio and FM radio broadcasting. ...

Contents

Early History

"5XT" became the 28th licensed station in the United States on March 16, 1922. The Oklahoma Radio Shop (Earl C. Hull & H.S. Richards) was the owner at the time.


The station was assigned the WKY call letters and began broadcasting weekdays from noon to 1:00 P.M. and from 7:30 to 9:30 P.M. On Sundays, WKY was on the air from 3 to 4 P.M. and 7:30 to 9:30 P.M.


In November 1922, WKY announced a "silent night" policy, meaning the station would broadcast only four, and later three nights a week. This was so listeners could have a chance to tune in to other stations in neighboring states.


Richards and Hull struggled to keep WKY on the air. In late 1925, Richards left the radio business, but Hull continued to keep WKY on the air by selling shares of the station to radio dealers in Oklahoma City. The dealers paid Hull a small salary to keep the station broadcasting; however they decided the financial drain had become too much.


In 1928, WKY was purchased by the Oklahoma Publishing Company, publishers of the Daily Oklahoman for the hefty sum of $ 5,000. The Oklahoman is the statewide newspaper for Oklahoma. ...


The formal opening of the new WKY was set for November 11, 1928, but the station went on the air several days earlier to carry the presidential election returns as Herbert Hoover won in a Republican landslide. Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933), was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. ...


That December, the station became an NBC affiliate and began broadcasting the network's programs. By the following year, WKY was attempting to operate like the powerhouse stations in the east.


Aside from the programming from NBC, everything broadcast by WKY originated locally.


The Skirvin Connection

WKY operated from the Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City from 1936 to 1951, and was contracted to broadcast live from the Venetian Room from 11:00 to Midnight every evening. The opening night performance cost $15 a couple for dinner and dancing.


WKY-FM

WKY-FM was launched on July 1, 1947 at 98.9, (now sister station KYIS). The programming was classical or semi-classical music. A strong effort was made to minimize the duplication of WKY-AM programs and make WKY-FM a true second station. KYIS (98-9 Kiss FM) is a Hot AC station serving the Oklahoma City area and is owned by Citadel Broadcasting. ...


By 1952, WKY management had to make a decision about keeping the station on the air or increasing the power of their new television tower. Since the FM dial was struggling during this time, radio lost out.


WKY-FM donated its transmitter and other equipment to the Oklahoma City Public School District and went off the air. The station received one letter of protest, that from a music lover in Norman, Oklahoma. Bizzell Library, University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma, is the county seat and largest city in Cleveland County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...


Top-40 Years

In 1958, WKY became the second Top-40 formatted station in Oklahoma City, behind KOCY, now KEBC. During the 1960s and 70's WKY fended off serious challenges from 50,000 watt rival 1520 KOMA. KEBC 1340 AM is located in Oklahoma City. ...


Although KOMA was very famous outside Oklahoma City, due to its large nighttime signal (like WABC in New York), WKY was usually the ratings leader in the city itself (as WMCA won New York City ratings books from 1963-1966); WKY continued to top many Arbitron ratings sweeps into the 1970s.


Ironically, WKY mainstays during that time --Danny Williams, Ronnie Kaye and Fred Hendrickson --would go on to become "KOMA Good Guys" when the station flipped from a standards to an oldies format.


Changing Times

WKY would remain solely in OPUBCO's ownership until 2002. From the mid-90's up to the sale to Citadel Communications, Clear Channel Communications operated the station through a local marketing agreement. Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ...


From 2000-2002, WKY flirted with sports talk, with two local sports talk shows in the drive time periods.


"SuperTalk 930 WKY" was launched in March 2003. The format featured local-oriented talk shows throughout the day with some syndicated talk shows during the evening and weekend.


In an effort to target Oklahoma City's growing Hispanic population, "SuperTalk" ended in January 2006, replaced by a simulcast of KINB "La Indomoble 105.3 FM." Because KINB was divested as part of the Citadel-ABC Radio merger, the simulcast on WKY was dropped June 12, 2007. KINB (La Indomable 105. ... ABC Radio is a division of the American Broadcasting Company focused on AM radio and FM radio broadcasting. ...


On Wednesday June 20, 2007 at 9:01 a.m., Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, a former sportscaster on 1520 KOMA and KOCO-TV, signaled the start of JOX 930 WKY. It is the fifth station in the market with a sports radio format. Coincidentally, WKY is now affiliated with ESPN Radio, which was not involved in the Citadel-ABC Radio merger, and whose affiliates are still owned by The Walt Disney Company. Mick Cornett is the current mayor of the American city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... KOCO-TV, commonly referred to as KOCO 5 or Eyewitness News 5 is the ABC affiliate in the Oklahoma City television market. ... ESPN Radio is a national sports radio network based in the United States. ... The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ...


Programming

Monday through Friday


5:30-9:00 am -- Mike and Mike in the Morning Mike and Mike in the Morning is a sports talk radio show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg (aka Greeny) and broadcast on ESPN Radio. ...


9:00-10:00 am -- Billy Tubbs & John Rhode Billy Tubbs (March 5, 1935 – ) is a college mens basketball coach. ...


10:00-11:00 am -- Pat Jones & John Rhode Pat Jones b. ...


11:00-Noon -- Pat Jones & Dean Blevins


Noon-3:00 pm -- The Dan Patrick Show This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


3:00-6:00 pm -- Jack Mildren & Ron Thulin Larry Jack Mildren (born October 10, 1949), was born in Kingsville, Texas Mildren is best known for being the Godfather of the Wishbone going back to the his quarterbacking days at the University of Oklahoma (1968-71). ...


6:00-9:00 pm -- The Pulse with Doug Gottlieb Doug Gottlieb Doug Gottlieb is a former NCAA collegiate basketball player for Oklahoma State and current ESPN analyst and host of the ESPN Radio show The Pulse. ...


9:00-Midnight -- ESPN GameNight GameNight is a nightly sports talk radio show hosted by various personalities such as John Seibel, Freddie Coleman, Jeff Rickard, Ryen Russillo and Amy Lawrence. ...


Midnight -5:00 am -- ESPN AllNight with Jason Smith AllNight with Jason Smith is a syndicated sports talk radio show on ESPN Radio, hosted by Jason Smith. ...


Former formats

  • Full Service NBC Affiliate
  • Top-40 (1958-1980)
  • Oldies
  • Country
  • Adult Contemporary
  • Easy Listening
  • Christian
  • "Hot Talk"
  • News-Talk
  • Regional Hispanic

Notable WKY Alumni

  • TV Show host Mike Douglas (1926-2006) started his career as a staff singer on WKY before joining the Navy during World War II and serving on a munitions ship.
  • Phil Boyce, Program Director, WABC-AM New York City; Vice President of news/talk programming for ABC Radio.
  • Kevin Metheny[1], "Kevin Michaels" during his 1971 stint at WKY, was portrayed by Paul Giamatti under the name Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton in the movie Private Parts, starring Howard Stern. Metheny was the program director at WNBC-AM in New York City during the early 1980s. He went on to work at MTV as Vice President for Production and Programming. Metheny is now regional vice president of programming at Clear Channel Radio Cleveland.
  • Jimmy O'Neill, Host of ABC's Shindig TV program from 1964-66; longtime DJ in Los Angeles.

CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. ... Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ... There are different people named Frank McGee: Frank McGee, a professional ice hockey player. ... NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from Studio 8G at the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. ... The Today Show (officially called Today) is currently, a long-running morning news show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Phil Boyce is an American program director for NewsTalkRadio WABC (AM) in New York City, as well Vice President of news/talk programming for ABC radio. ... WABC AM (770 kHz New York City) NewsTalkradio 77 is the flagship station of the ABC Radio Network. ... ABC Radio is a division of the American Broadcasting Company focused on AM radio and FM radio broadcasting. ... Kevin Metheny is a radio executive famously named Pig Virus by Howard Stern from his days on WNBC. He was portrayed by Paul Giamatti under the name Kenny Pig Vomit Rushton in the 1997 movie Private Parts. ... Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Private Parts, a 1997 movie about Howard Stern. ... This article is a biography of Howard Stern as an individual; for information regarding his radio show see The Howard Stern Show. ... From 1922 to 1988 WNBC-AM was the flagship radio station of the NBC Radio Network at 660 AM. When NBC eliminated their radio division in 1988, the station was sold to WFAN which was at 1050 AM and started on 660 AM in October 1988. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Shindig! was the name of a music variety show which was aired every week on the American ABC network from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. ... Ernest James Istook Jr. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... The Committee on Appropriations, or Appropriations Committee (often referred to as simply Appropriations, as in Hes on Appropriations) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... Charles Bradford Brad Henry (born June 10, 1963) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. ...

Oklahoma City sister stations

KATT (Rock 100. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... KKWD (WILD 104. ... For another definition see rhythmic and CHR Rhythmic Top 40 is a contemporary hit music genre where the music, direction and makeup of the audience differ from the more mainstream Top 40 format. ... KQOB (96-9 Bob FM) is a classic hits radio station serving the Oklahoma City area and is owned by Champlin Broadcasting. ... Classic hits is a popular music radio format, a variation on the classic rock theme that provides most of the playlist of classic rock with an addition of contemporaneous R&B and pop hits as well, striking a balance between the mostly 70s-focused classic rock genre and the more... KYIS (98-9 Kiss FM) is a Hot AC station serving the Oklahoma City area and is owned by Citadel Broadcasting. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... WWLS The Sports Animal is a sports talk radio station based in Oklahoma City and heard state wide on AM 640 and 97. ...

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