WNKJ

{{Infobox radio station

| logo = WNKJ station logo.PNG

| name = WNKJ

| airdate = August 3, 1981Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, Broadcasting & Cable, 2010. p. D-241. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

| frequency = {{Frequency|89.3|MHz}}

| city = Hopkinsville, Kentucky

| country = US

| area = Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Clarksville, Tennessee

| format = Christian radio

| owner = Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc.

| licensee =

| power =

| erp = 12,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|101|m|sp=us}}

| facility_id = 52223

| coordinates =

| branding = Missionary Radio

| class = C3

| webcast = {{listenlive|url=http://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=wnkj-fm}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.wnkj.org/}}

| callsign_meaning =

| affiliations =

| sister_stations =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WNKJ is a Christian radio station licensed to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, broadcasting on 89.3 MHz FM. The station serves the areas of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee, and is owned by Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc.[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WNKJ FM Query Results: WNKJ], fcc.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

History

The station began operations on August 3, 1981.{{r|BCYearbook2010}} The station's programming schedule was expanded to a 24/7 schedule in 1987 when the station joined Moody Radio Network.{{Cite book|last=Nash|first=Francis M.|date=1995|title=Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State|publisher=HOST Communications|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Towers-Over-Kentucky-Nash-1995.pdf|via=World Radio History|isbn=9781879688933|page=91}}

Programming

WNKJ's programming includes Christian talk and teaching shows such as Truth for Life with Alistair Begg, Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll, Turning Point with David Jeremiah, Revive our Hearts with Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Back to Genesis by the Institute for Creation Research, The Alternative with Tony Evans, Focus on the Family, and Unshackled![http://wnkj.org/index.php/program-guide Program Guide], WNKJ. Retrieved October 31, 2018.

Rebroadcasters

WNKJ is simulcast on 91.7 WNLJ in Madisonville, Kentucky, as well as low powered translators on 92.1 in Murray, Kentucky, 98.9 in Dickson, Tennessee, and 101.7 in Providence, Kentucky.

=Simulcast=

{{RadioTranslators

| callsign = WNKJ

| call1 = WNLJ

| freq1 = 91.7

| watts1 = 200

| haat1 = 80

| class1 = A

| city1 = Madisonville, Kentucky

| fid1 = 92339

}}

=Translators=

{{RadioTranslators

| callsign = WNKJ

| call1 = W221AA

| freq1 = 92.1

| watts1 = 55

| haat1 = 52.3

| class1 = D

| city1 = Murray, Kentucky

| call2 = W255AP

| freq2 = 98.9

| watts2 = 23

| haat2 = 49.6

| class2 = D

| city2 = Dickson, Tennessee

| call3 = W269CD

| freq3 = 101.7

| watts3 = 38

| haat3 = 74

| class3 = D

| city3 = Providence, Kentucky

| fid1 = 141597

| fid2 = 52225

| fid3 = 52224

}}

References

External links

[http://www.wnkj.org/ WNKJ's official website]
{{FM station data|52223|WNKJ}}

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Category:Radio stations established in 1981

Category:1981 establishments in Kentucky

Category:Hopkinsville, Kentucky