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WKYL-FM Lexington Flips to Classical

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scanman1809

The long-running Smooth Jazz format on WKYL-FM is now obsolete in Lexington, Ky. WKYL-FM "Smooth Jazz 102.1" flipped to an all Classical music format on July 1st. It is now under a three-year agreement with WEKU-FM, Eastern Kentucky University's Public radio station. WEKU operates as a predominately NPR news/talk station. WKYL is broadcasting Central Kentucky's only full-time Classical music format. WKYL's unique Smooth Jazz sound, along with the station's enormous amount of community involvement, will be deeply missed in the Frankfort and Lexington area. However, I am sure the new Classical music format will offer a great distinctive service to this area.
 
I don't live there, but this is curious----will they stay as commercial?

cd
 
It sounds like a EKU is doing a LMA with 102.1 and that means no commercials. NKU Northern Kentucky Univervsity did a deal with WPFB/WPAY a few months ago but they purchased those commercial stations which are now non commercial.
 
Deeply missed, indeed.

A sad farewell to WKYL, a former Jones affiliate that I used to stream often - miles away from Lexington. For a trip down memory-lane, here's a previously published link to my WKYL streams from 2008, just prior to their flipping to BA.

Some of you may already have these. I wish I had more.

http://www.4shared.com/folder/hY0Q4tb-/WKYL.html
 
Someone needs to stop NPR fast. They are becoming the Clear Channel of the Non Comm stations. Just happened in Nashville, and recently in Houston and San Francisco. Also South Florida. They are eliminating Public Radio where they can.

Nock
 
"NPR" isn't doing anything. Their member stations are buying and leasing new signals with the intent to purchase NPR programs for broadcast on the air.
 
NPR is directly responsible for many CD sales. Nobody had any idea who Carmen Cuesta was. She did an interview on NPR and her album
went to #1 on Itunes.That has happened for a number of albums and artists They have a loyal audience and they buy product.
 
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