WKYZ

Radio station in Key Colony Beach, Florida
24°41′30.00″N 81°6′31.00″W / 24.6916667°N 81.1086111°W / 24.6916667; -81.1086111Translator(s)96.7 W244CT (Key West)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitepirateradiokeywest.com

WKYZ (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to Key Colony Beach, Florida, United States, the station serves the Florida Keys area. The station is currently owned by Keys Media Company, Inc.[1]

History

logo under previous format

The station went on the air as WKKB on May 11, 1989. On November 2, 1998, the station changed its call sign to the current WKYZ.[2] It has broadcast a classic rock format in the past. On May 1, 2009, WKYZ returned to the air (after two months of silence) with talk, simulcasting WFFG 1300 AM Marathon, Florida. On August 7, 2011, the simulcast with WFFG ended and the station adopted a AAA format with the branding "The New Pirate Radio 101.7 FM".

References

  1. ^ "WKYZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WKYZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

  • WKYZ in the FCC FM station database
  • WKYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • W244CT in the FCC FM station database
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See also
List of radio stations in Florida


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