WEKU

37°52′45″N 84°19′33″W / 37.87917°N 84.32583°W / 37.87917; -84.32583LinksWebcastListen live
HD2: Listen liveWebsitewww.weku.org

WEKU (88.9 FM) is a Peabody award-winning NPR-charter member station licensed to Richmond, Kentucky serving central and eastern Kentucky, including nearby Lexington. Owned by Eastern Kentucky University, WEKU primarily broadcasts NPR news and talk programming along with locally produced content including Eastern Standard as well as local news and arts and cultural stories.

WEKU broadcasts live separate news and classical streams online at weku.org and on the WEKU mobile app.

Translators

WEKU operates four full-power satellite stations, along with five low-power translator stations.^[1] Their combined footprint covers nearly half of the Commonwealth.

Broadcast translators for WEKU

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info	Notes
WEKC	88.5 FM	Corbin, Kentucky	92574	21,000	152 m (499 ft)	C2	37°01′13″N 84°23′41″W / 37.02028°N 84.39472°W / 37.02028; -84.39472	LMS	Formerly WEKF (2003–2021)
WEKH	90.9 FM	Hazard, Kentucky	18306	31,000	324 m (1,063 ft)	C1	37°11′35″N 83°11′17″W / 37.19306°N 83.18806°W / 37.19306; -83.18806	LMS
WEKP	90.1 FM	Pineville, Kentucky	173819	5,200	227 m (745 ft)	C2	36°45′13″N 83°42′30″W / 36.75361°N 83.70833°W / 36.75361; -83.70833	LMS
W245AS	96.9 FM	Barbourville, Kentucky	146303	55	20 m (66 ft)	D	36°51′30″N 83°52′15″W / 36.85833°N 83.87083°W / 36.85833; -83.87083	LMS	Relays WEKC
W294BG	106.7 FM	Frankfort, Kentucky	144169	120	26.3 m (86 ft)	D	38°11′47″N 84°51′44″W / 38.19639°N 84.86222°W / 38.19639; -84.86222	LMS	Relays WEKU
W242BR	96.3 FM	Harlan, Kentucky	158297	30	281.9 m (925 ft)	D	36°54′3″N 83°18′14″W / 36.90083°N 83.30389°W / 36.90083; -83.30389	LMS	Relays WEKH
W273AY	102.5 FM	Middlesboro, Kentucky	146280	10	431.5 m (1,416 ft)	D	36°38′29″N 83°46′25″W / 36.64139°N 83.77361°W / 36.64139; -83.77361	LMS	Relays WEKC
W236AY	95.1 FM	Pikeville, Kentucky	141596	10	133.7 m (439 ft)	D	37°29′31″N 82°31′12″W / 37.49194°N 82.52000°W / 37.49194; -82.52000	LMS	Relays WEKH

References

External links

• WEKU official website
• WEKU in the FCC FM station database
• WEKU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• WEKP in the FCC FM station database
• WEKP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• WEKH in the FCC FM station database
• WEKH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• WEKC in the FCC FM station database
• WEKC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• W245AS in the FCC FM station database
• W245AS at FCCdata.org
• W294BG in the FCC FM station database
• W294BG at FCCdata.org
• W242BR in the FCC FM station database
• W242BR at FCCdata.org
• W273AY in the FCC FM station database
• W273AY at FCCdata.org
• W236AY in the FCC FM station database
• W236AY at FCCdata.org