WKDO-FM (98.7 FM) and WKDO (1560 AM) are a pair of radio stations broadcasting a classic country format on FM and a classic hits format on AM, both licensed to Liberty, Kentucky, United States.

WKDO-FM & WKDO
FrequencyFM: 98.7 MHz
AM: 1560 kHz
BrandingFM: 98.7 The Buck
AM: The Vault
Programming
FormatFM: Classic country
AM: Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Michael and Laura Harris
  • (Shoreline Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date
FM: 1977
AM: 1963
Former call signs
AM: WPHN (1963–1968)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility IDFM: 8890
AM: 8993
ClassFM: C3
AM: D
PowerAM: 1,000 watts day
ERPFM: 25,000 watts
HAATFM: 73 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°18′22″N 84°55′2″W / 37.30611°N 84.91722°W / 37.30611; -84.91722
Translator(s)AM: 103.7 W279DT (Liberty)
Links
Public license information
WebcastFM: Listen live
WebsiteFM: chasinthebuck.com

Both stations were sold to Creal Broadcasting, Inc. on March 1, 2013, at a price of $300,000.[3] Effective August 18, 2017, Creal Broadcasting sold both stations to Michael and Laura Harris's Shoreline Communications, Inc. for $395,000.

WKDO features on-air personalities including Operations Manager Jerry Atwood Monday - Friday 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern Time; Weather Specialist Crystal Sallee Monday - Friday 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Eastern Time; Sales Representative Jeff Henderson Monday - Friday 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Eastern Time.

Check out the website chasingthebuck.com.

References

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  1. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. p. 183. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ 8890
    AM: 8993 "Facility Technical Data for WKDO-FM & WKDO"
    . Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  3. ^ "WKDO-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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