WTKE-FM (100.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Niceville, Florida, United States, the station serves the Fort Walton Beach area. WTKE-FM is owned by Jennifer and James Hale, through licensee Omni Broadcasting, LLC.

WTKE-FM
Broadcast areaFort Walton Beach area
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 K-Rock
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
  • Jennifer and James Hale
  • (Omni Broadcasting, LLC)
WFDM
History
First air date
1993 (1993) (as WNCV)
Former call signs
  • WNCV (1992–2006)
  • WRKN (2006–2009)
Call sign meaning
"Ticket" (previous branding, now on HD2)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10055
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT77 meters (253 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
30°26′49″N 86°37′5″W / 30.44694°N 86.61806°W / 30.44694; -86.61806
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

The station was assigned the call sign WNCV on May 7, 1992. On August 1, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WRKN. On November 19, 2009, WRKN swapped call signs with sister station WTKE-FM (which became WHWY).[2] Prior to May 4, 2022, WTKE-FM was broadcasting sports as "The Ticket Sports Network" as a CBS Sports Radio affiliate. "The Ticket Sports Network" is now on WTKE-FM HD 2 and broadcasts at 103.7 on translator W259AN and 97.1 on translator W246BN in Pensacola, Florida.

WTKE-FM's prograsmming includes Alice Cooper and his Nights with Alice Cooper show, Carol Miller's Get the Led Out, Sammy Hagar's Top Rock Countdown, Live in Concert, and Dee Snider's House of Hair.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTKE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WTKE-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WTKE Brings Classic Rock To Fort Walton Beach". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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