WKDS
Radio station in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Kalamazoo, Michigan
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WKDS (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station is known as "Classical WMUK" and operated by Western Michigan University as a companion to its WMUK (102.1 FM).
History
The station was run by high school students in the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district until a time brokerage agreement was signed with Western Michigan University on November 18, 2019.[2] The frequency was used by WMU to separate its public WMUK (102.1 FM) into news/talk and classical music stations.[3] In April, the Kalamazoo board of education, stating the station no longer was needed for educational purposes, approved its outright sale to WMU under a $125,000 agreement that also included a 24-month lease of the WKDS studios at Loy Norrix High School, while the district would receive underwriting time on WMUK and $20,000 to convert the school operation to an internet radio station.[4]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKDS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Asset Purchase Agreement". July 30, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "WMUK announces new programming, classical FM service launch". Western Michigan University. January 9, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Miller, Kayla (April 30, 2020). "Kalamazoo Public Schools approves sale of radio station to WMUK". MLive. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- Michiguide.com - WKDS History
External links
- WKDS in the FCC FM station database
- WKDS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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- WKPR (1440 AM)
- WTOU (1560 AM)
- Radio stations in West Michigan
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- Lansing-East Lansing
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- South Central Michigan
- See also
- List of radio stations in Michigan
42°14′35″N 85°34′19″W / 42.243°N 85.572°W / 42.243; -85.572
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