WWTF
| City | Georgetown, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Lexington Metro Area |
| Branding | WTF 97.7 |
| Slogan | Lexington's Rock Alternative |
| Frequency | 1580 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 97.7 W249DJ (Lexington) |
| First air date | September 6, 1957 (as WGOR) |
| Format | Active Rock/Alternative Rock |
| Power | 10,000 watts days 45 watts nights 250 watts (translator) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 34246 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°10′5.00″N 84°35′37.00″W / 38.1680556°N 84.5936111°W |
| Former callsigns | WGOR (1957-?) WAXU (1990-1991) WTKT (1991-1992) WBBE (1992-1995) WTKT (1995-2001) WSNE (2001-2002) WXRA (2002-2008) WGVN (2008-2012) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WLAP, WMXL, WBUL-FM, WKQQ, WLKT, WWRW |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wtf977.com |
WWTF (1580 kHz, "WTF 97.7") is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting an active rock and alternative rock radio format. Licensed to Georgetown, Kentucky, United States, WWTF serves the Lexington Metro Area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. WWTF programming is simulcast on FM translator W249DJ at 97.7 MHz. Since most listening to rock music is on FM, the station uses its FM dial position to identify itself, as "97.7 Lexington's Rock Alternative."
WWTF broadcasts with 10,000 watts by day but severely reduces power at night to 45 watts to avoid interfering with longer-established radio stations on AM 1580. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The FM translator operates at 250 watts around the clock. The transmitter is on Ironworks Road in Georgetown. The studios and offices are located on Nicholasville Road in Lexington, with the other iHeart stations in the Lexington media market.
On September 6, 1957, WGOR signed on the air as a 250 watt daytime-only station. For many years, the station had the WAXU call sign. In the 1960s, WAXU flipped from Top 40 to country music. On September 10, 1973, sister station 103.1 WAXU-FM (now 103.3 WXZZ) signed on the air, simulcasting the country format around the clock.
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