WWKI
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WWKI
| logo = WWKI logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Kokomo, Indiana
| area = North Central Indiana
| branding = 100.5 KI
| frequency = 100.5 MHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1962|10|21}}
| format = Country
| erp = 50,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|143|meters}}
| class = B
| facility_id = 60133
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Cumulus Media
| licensee = Radio License Holding CBC, LLC
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
Westwood One
| webcast = {{listen live|https://player.listenlive.co/24271}}
| website = [https://www.wwki.com wwki.com]
}}
WWKI (100.5 FM) is a commercial radio station in Kokomo, Indiana. It is owned by Cumulus Media and it broadcasts a country radio format, calling itself 100.5 KI. The studios are at 519 N. Main St. in downtown Kokomo.
WWKI has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum in most of Indiana. The transmitter is on East County Road 200 South near the Kokomo Creek.{{Cite web |title=WWKI-FM 100.5 MHz - Kokomo, IN |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=WwKI&nav=home |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=radio-locator.com}}
The station can be heard at most as far south as Northern Hamilton county as well as Indianapolis and donut counties surrounding Kokomo. It can also be picked up in Peru Indiana and the signal can be picked up as far north as Rochester Indiana
History
On {{start date and age|1962|10|21}}, the station first signed on the air.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1965/B-All-Radio-1965-YB-All.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1965] page B-55, Broadcasting & Cable Its original call sign was WFKO, which stood for the name of the owner, Fidelity Broadcasting, and its city of license, KOkomo, Indiana. WFKO had a female program director, Patricia Sweeney, unusual in that era. The power was only 1,600 watts, a fraction of its current output. It also was unusual in being a stand-alone FM station. Most FM stations in the early days were co-owned with an AM station.
In 1968, the station was acquired by BGS Broadcasting, which changed its call letters to the current WWKI. The station has played country music for nearly its entire history.
Slogans
- North Central Indiana's Most Listened-To Station
- Hit Country 100.5 KI
WWKI Shows
- Tammy Lively (Weekdays 5 AM to 9:30 AM)
- Male Call (Weekdays: 9:30 to 10:30 AM)
- JR Dennis (Weekdays: 10:30 AM to 3 PM)
- Nick Livingston (Weekdays: 3 to 7 PM)
- Nights With Elaina (nationally syndicated - 7 PM to 12 AM)
- Later with Lia (nationally syndicated - 12 AM to 5 AM)
- Kenny Beasley (Saturday: 9 AM to 4 PM)
- The Classic Country Show with Chris Allen (Saturday: 4 PM to 7 PM)
- Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton (Sunday: 9 AM to 1 PM)
- Josh Norfleet (Sunday: 1 PM to 7 PM)
References
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External links
{{FM station data|60133|WWKI}}
{{Muncie-Marion Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Indiana}}
{{Cumulus Media}}
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