WUCO
{{for|the Marysville, Ohio radio station that held the call sign WUCO at 1270 AM from 1982 to 2011|WQTT}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WUCO
| logo = 150px
| city = Morganfield, Kentucky
| area = Evansville, Indiana
| branding = The Sports Edge 1550 AM
| frequency = 1550 kHz
| translator = 107.7 W299CH (Morganfield)
| airdate = November 1960 (as WMSK)
| format = Sports
| power = 145 watts day
6 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 68808
| coordinates = {{coord|37|40|4|N|87|55|46|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WMSK (1960–1999)
WYGS (1999–2000)
WMSK (2000–2015)
| affiliations = Fox Sports Radio, Kentucky Sports Radio
| owner = Henson Media, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WMSK-FM, WSON
| webcast =
| website =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WUCO (1550 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Morganfield, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Henson Media, Inc. and features programming from Fox Sports Radio and Kentucky Sports Radio.http://kentuckysportsradio.com/ Kentucky Sports Radio{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WUCO |title=WUCO Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
FM Translator
In addition to the main station at 1550 kHz, WUCO is relayed by an FM translator, to widen its broadcast area, especially during nighttime hours when the AM frequency reduces power to only 6 watts.
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WUCO
| call1 = W299CH
| freq1 = 107.7
| fid1 = 145129
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 =
| class1 = D
| city1 = Morganfield, Kentucky
}}
History
The station went on the air in November 1960, and, with the exception of a brief period in 1999-2000 using the call sign WYGS, the station had always been known as WMSK.{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=68808&Callsign=WUCO |title=WUCO Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
On January 3, 2011, the station switched from its former classic country music format to sports, affiliating with Fox Sports Radio and Kentucky Sports Radio.
The station changed from WMSK to the current WUCO call sign on February 12, 2015.
References
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External links
{{AM station data|68808|WUCO}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|145129|W299CH}}
- {{FXL|W299CH}}
{{Evansville Radio}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in Kentucky}}
Category:Sports radio stations in the United States
Category:Morganfield, Kentucky
Category:1960 establishments in Kentucky
Category:Radio stations established in 1960
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