WKKL
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
| Branding | "WKKL FM 90.7" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock, hip hop |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cape Cod Community College |
| History | |
First air date | September 19, 1977[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8572 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 305 watts |
| HAAT | 38 meters (125 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°41′31.3″N 70°20′14″W / 41.692028°N 70.33722°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | WKKL webpage within Cape Cod Community College |
WKKL (90.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic alternative rock format. Licensed to West Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Cape Cod area. The station is owned by Cape Cod Community College.[3] The station is used as part of the classroom setting for their Associate degree program in communications. The studios are located on the campus of Cape Cod Community College in the Makkay Broadcast Center.
In 1992, WKKL began simulcasting some hours of programming from WBUR, a public radio station in Boston.[4] That relationship ended in 1999, due to WBUR's 1997 acquisition of the 1240 AM facility in West Yarmouth, the signal of which heavily overlaps with WKKL.[5]
In late December 2019, WKKL stopped broadcasting on 90.7 FM due to damage to the station's radio tower. In fall of 2020, repair of the radio tower was made possible by a donation from the Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation, and the station returned to the airwaves by late December 2020. Today, the station provides programming on air and online as students and alumni DJs are hosting shows featuring WKKL's classic alternative music format[6] as well as a growing number of podcasts.
References
[edit]- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-214. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKKL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WKKL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "The Boston Radio Dial: WBUR-FM". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (May 14, 1999). "CBM Leaves 940". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ College Radio Station Is Back On Air The Enterprise, January 19, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 8572 (WKKL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKKL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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