WWKU


WWKU is a radio station licensed to Plum Springs, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Newberry Broadcasting, Inc. and runs ESPN Radio sports programming.

History

Originally licensed to Glasgow, the station signed on the air as the original WCDS on October 1, 1962. The station became WWKU in 2007. During that same year, the WCDS calls were reassigned to another station in the area that broadcasts at 1230 kilohertz. WWKU moved from 1440 to 1450 in May 2008 to allow for an upgrade to a stronger signal of 1,000 watts day and night. WWKU's broadcasting license was moved to the Bowling Green suburb of Plum Springs.
In 2015, WWKU launched an FM translator, W274BQ, licensed to Bowling Green. That translator repeats WWKU's AM signal from a tower located somewhere within the campus of Western Kentucky University in downtown Bowling Green.

Sports programming

The station serves as an affiliate of the following sports networks