WKMS
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| City | Murray, Kentucky |
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| Broadcast area | Western Kentucky |
| Branding | 91.3 WKMS |
| Slogan | "Sounds Good!" |
| Frequency | 91.3 (MHz) Murray, KY (also on HD Radio), 90.9 (MHz) Madisonville, KY, 89.5 (MHz) Fulton, KY |
| Repeater(s) | 88.9 (MHz) Murray, KY (all-classical) 105.1 (MHz) Madisonville, KY (all-classical) 92.5 (MHz) Paducah, KY (all-classical) |
| First air date | May 11, 1970 |
| Format | Public Radio, HD Radio, Alternative Rock, Jazz, News/Talk |
| ERP | 100,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 183 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°55′17″N 88°05′48″W / 36.92139°N 88.09667°W |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio, Public Radio International, American Public Media, BBC World Service, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Kentucky Public Radio |
| Owner | Murray State University |
| Webcast | http://wkms.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/sites/wkms/files/streaming/wkms-hd1.m3u |
| Website | http://www.wkms.org/ |
WKMS-FM (91.3 FM), is a non-commercial National Public Radio-affiliated station operated by Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. WKMS features a variety of National Public Radio programming and local music shows ranging from classical music, bluegrass, alternative rock, jazz, electronica and world music. WKMS signed on May 11, 1970 as a non-commercial, educational FM station licensed to Murray State University.
The station now broadcasts in analog FM stereo and HD Digital on 91.3 MHz, with 100,000 watts analog and 1,000 watts digital, from antennas nearly 600 feet above average terrain currently located at Land Between the Lakes, and streams these signals at wkms.org. The station also operates translators in Paducah, Madisonville, KY, and Murray, KY. In 2009, WKMS installed repeater services for Madisonville, KY as well as Fulton, KY, which also covers Martin, TN and Union City, TN.
Terrestrial listening communities are throughout southernmost Illinois, far western Kentucky, and northwest Tennessee. Listeners throughout the world can seek wkms.org for "home-away-from-home" listening experiences.
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