WKTK explained

WKTK
City:Crystal River, Florida
Area:Gainesville - Ocala, Florida
Branding:98.5 KTK
Language:English
Format:Adult contemporary
Subchannels:HD2: Urban contemporary (WRBD simulcast)
Haat:299m (981feet)
Coordinates:29.26°N -82.568°W
Class:C1
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:18520
Callsign Meaning:"Koast-to-Koast" (the station's signal extends from the Atlantic Coast to the Gulf Coast of Florida)
Former Callsigns:WRYO (1976–86)
Owner:Audacy, Inc.
Licensee:Audacy License, LLC
Affiliations:Premiere Networks
Sister Stations:WSKY-FM

WKTK (98.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Crystal River, Florida, and serving the Gainesville - Ocala radio market. It is owned by Audacy, Inc., and carries an adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December.

WKTK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, currently the maximum for FM stations in Florida.

History

On February 3, 1975, the station signed on the air as WRYO. The station was owned by the Cape Christian Broadcasters of Florida, and it had a Christian radio format. It used United Press International for its news service.

The call sign WKTK ("Koast-to-Koast", referring to the station's large coverage area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico) was adopted in 1986. WKTK has been through various forms of the adult contemporary and hot AC formats since before finally settling into the mainstream AC sound it now uses.

On May 19, 2008, utilizing iBiquity's in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio technology, WKTK-FM began broadcasting its signal in both digital (HD-1) and analog (FM) formats. In addition to the digital launch, WKTK-HD2 began broadcasting the area's only all digital, all blues music format, branded as The Swamp WKTK-HD2 (98.5-2). The station was granted special permission to use "The Swamp" from The University of Florida in homage of the school's football stadium which is commonly referred to as The Swamp, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field.

WKTK-HD2

On September 14, 2022, WKTK-HD2 launched an urban contemporary format, branded as "Power 92.1", fed on translator W221DX 92.1 FM Gainesville.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Power 92.1 Debuts In Gainesville . September 14, 2022 . RadioInsight . September 14, 2022 . en-US.