WGKY

{{short description|Radio station in Wickliffe–Paducah, Kentucky}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WGKY

| logo =

| city = Wickliffe, Kentucky

| area = Paducah, Kentucky
Charleston, Missouri

| branding = Fox Sports 95.9

| frequency = 95.9 MHz

| repeater =

| airdate = January 1987

| format = Sports

| erp = 2,450 watts

| haat = 110 meters

| class = A

| facility_id = 53945

| coordinates = {{coord|36|56|17|N| 88|58|1|W|region:US-KY_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WCRG (1985–1986)
WYMC-FM (1986–1991)

| affiliations = Fox Sports Radio

| owner = Withers Broadcasting

| licensee = Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC

| sister_stations =

| webcast =

| website = [https://www.foxsports959.com/ foxsports959.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WGKY (95.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Wickliffe, Kentucky, United States, the station is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting, through licensee Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC, and features programming from Fox Sports Radio.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WGKY |title=WGKY Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

History

The station went on the air as WCRG on May 9, 1985. On October 2, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WYMC-FM; then on February 15, 1991, to the current WGKY.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53945&Callsign=WGKY |title=WGKY Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

On August 3, 2022, WGKY changed its format from oldies to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 95.9".{{cite web|title=Withers Flips To Sports In Cape Girardeau & Paducah|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/235551/withers-flips-to-sports-in-cape-girardeau-paducah/|access-date=August 4, 2022|website=Radioinsight|language=en-US}}

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