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| area = [[Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area]] and Central [[Kentucky]]
| area = [[Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area]] and Central [[Kentucky]]
| branding = ''104.5 The Cat''<br>'''HD2''': ''Real 103.9''
| branding = ''104.5 The Cat''<br>'''HD2''': ''Real 103.9''
| slogan = Lexington's #1 Hit Music Station
| slogan = Central Kentucky's Hit Music Station
| airdate = July 30, [[1992 in radio|1992]]
| airdate = July 30, [[1992 in radio|1992]]
| frequency = 104.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| frequency = 104.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}

Revision as of 02:51, 25 October 2019

WLKT
Broadcast areaLexington-Fayette metropolitan area and Central Kentucky
Frequency104.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding104.5 The Cat
HD2: Real 103.9
Programming
FormatFM/HD1: Top 40 (CHR)
HD2: Urban contemporary (Real 103.9)
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
July 30, 1992
Call sign meaning
Lexington's K(C)aT
Lexington, KenTucky
Technical information
Facility ID29575
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT142 meters (466 ft)
Translator(s)103.9 W280DO (Lexington, relays HD2)
Links
WebcastFM/HD1: WLKT Webstream
HD2: "Real 103.9" Webstream
WebsiteFM/HD1: 1045thecat.iheart.com
HD2: real1039fm.iheart.com

WLKT (104.5 MHz "104.5 The Cat") is a commercial FM radio station in Kentucky. It has a double city of license, both Lexington and Fayette. WLKT is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a Top 40 (CHR) radio format. Its playlist includes Pop music, Rock and Hip Hop. On middays, it carries the syndicated "On Air with Ryan Seacrest." On Sundays, "American Top 40" is heard.

104.5 The Cat is powered at 50,000 watts, with its signal extending from the suburbs of Louisville and Cincinnati to Daniel Boone National Forest. WLKT is the fourth station in the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area to broadcast in the HD Radio format after WUKY, WKQQ, and WBUL-FM. Its HD-2 subchannel carries an urban contemporary format, simulcast on translator station 103.9 W280DO, known as "Real 103.9."

History

The station signed on the air on July 30, 1992 as WJGG.[1] It was owned by J.L. Givens Associates. Newport Communications, which also owned WLRS in Louisville, later acquired the station.

It was purchased by Jacor in 1997. The station ran an Adult Contemporary format. On May 4, 1999, Jacor was purchased by Clear Channel Communications (now (iHeartMedia).[2] After the purchase, the station switched to a Top 40 (CHR) format.

WLKT-HD2

On July 21, 2011 WLKT-HD2 changed its format from New CHR to Urban Contemporary, branded as "Wild 103.9" (also broadcasts on FM translator W280DO 103.9 FM). The station's moniker later changed to "Real 103.9."

Broadcast translator for WLKT-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W280DO 103.9 FM Lexington, Kentucky 250 128.2 m (421 ft) D

References

38°04′08″N 84°18′43″W / 38.069°N 84.312°W / 38.069; -84.312