WLGK (FM)

{{short description|Radio station in New Albany, Indiana}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WLGK

| logo =

| city = New Albany, Indiana

| area = Louisville, Kentucky

| branding = 94.7 The Sound

| airdate = {{start date|1995}}

| frequency = 94.7 MHz

| repeater = 105.5 WLVK (Fort Knox, Kentucky)

| format = Worship music

| erp = 3,300 watts

| haat = {{convert|120|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 48371

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WAJE (1994–1996)|WRVI (1996–1997)|WLSY (1997–2002)|WFIA-FM (2002–2023)}}

| affiliations =

| operator =

| owner = Word Media Group

| licensee = Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.

| sister_stations = {{hlist|WBNA|WBNM-LD|WFIA|WGTK|WJIE-FM|WXVW}}

| webcast = {{listenlive|http://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruspremier/WLGK}}

| website =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WLGK (94.7 FM) is a worship music radio station in the Louisville, Kentucky, metropolitan area. It is owned by the Word Media Group.

On December 22, 2016, Salem Media Group announced that it would hand operation of its Louisville radio stations, including the then-WFIA-FM, to Word Broadcasting Network (also known as Word Media Group) under a time brokerage agreement.{{cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161222005621/en/Salem-Announces-Louisville-Transaction-Word-Broadcasting-Network|date=December 22, 2016|work=BusinessWire|title= Salem Announces Louisville Transaction with Word Broadcasting Network |access-date=December 21, 2019}} Word ended WFIA-FM's simulcast on WFIA (900 AM), with the AM station changing to a simulcast of Word's contemporary Christian station WJIE-FM.{{cite news|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/salem-may-be-putting-more-stations-up-for-sale/article_bf0325ee-462a-11e9-a0d6-ef719ff32405.html|work=InsideRadio|date=March 14, 2019|title= Salem May Be Putting More Stations Up For Sale. |access-date=December 21, 2019}}[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/110197/wjie-adds-louisville-simulcast/ WJIE Adds Louisville Simulcast] Radioinsight - January 6, 2017 On February 10, 2020, Word Broadcasting announced that it would take advantage of the option in its agreement to acquire the stations from Salem for $4 million;{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191112005922/en/Salem-Media-Group-Announces-Quarter-2019-Total|date=November 12, 2019|title=Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2019 Total Revenue of $64.1 Million|work=BusinessWire|access-date=December 21, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Salem Sells Louisville Cluster |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/184285/salem-sells-louisville-cluster/ |website=RadioInsight |date=February 10, 2020}} the sale was completed on May 25, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Kathleen A. |title=Re: Salem Communications Holding Corporation… |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=102525 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=October 14, 2022 |date=June 2, 2022 |format=PDF}}

On August 7, 2023, WFIA-FM changed its format from Christian talk to worship music, branded as "94.7 The Sound";[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/256851/a-new-sound-for-louisville/ A New Sound For Louisville] Radioinsight - August 7, 2023 a new WLGK call sign went into effect on August 10.{{cite web |last1=Fawbush |first1=Tom |title=Form 380 - Exchange Request |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/fmDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f918974eb250189b77e5f6e2f60&id=25076f918974eb250189b77e5f6e2f60&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=August 12, 2023 |date=August 2, 2023}} The format change again ended the station's simulcast with WFIA (900 AM); the "Sound" programming is simulcast in Fort Knox, Kentucky, on WLVK (105.5 FM), which had launched the format in February 2023 under a local marketing agreement.