Media in Louisville, Kentucky
This is a list of
Newspapers, magazines and online news
The local daily
Local weekly newspapers include Business First of Louisville, Louisville Defender (African American paper published since 1933), Louisville Eccentric Observer (or LEO, a free alternative paper) and The Voice-Tribune.
Television
Louisville is also well served by television. Louisville's television stations include:
Call letters | Channel | Network affiliation |
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WAVE | 3 (Cable 6) | (NBC) |
WHAS | 11 (Cable 4) | (ABC) |
WKPC
|
15 (Cable 13) | (PBS/KET1) |
WBNA | 21 (Cable 21) | ( Ind )
|
WMYO-CD | 24 (Cable 138) | (Laff) |
MetroTV | 25 (Cable Only) | Louisville Metro affairs |
WLKY | 32 (Cable 5) | (CBS) |
WDRB | 41 (Cable 9) | (FOX) |
WBKI WBKI-3 |
58 (Cable 7) 58.3 (Cable 10) |
(CW) (MyNetworkTV) |
WKMJ | 68 (Cable 15) | (PBS/KET2) |
The only cable service available in Louisville is from Charter Communications (doing business as Spectrum). They provide standard and premium cable TV service, high-speed Internet access and digital telephone service.
Radio
FM radio
Louisville's radio broadcasting stations cater to a wide variety of musical and other interests.
Call letters | FM frequency | Type | Special notes |
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WNAS | 88.1 | New Albany High School | |
WJIE | 88.5 | Christian Contemporary
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WFPL | 89.3 | National Public Radio
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WUOL | 90.5 | Classical
|
University of Louisville |
WKYU
|
90.9 | National Public Radio
|
Elizabethtown, KY
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WFPK | 91.9 | Adult Album Alternative
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WTFX | 93.1 | Urban/Hip Hop
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"Real 93.1" |
WLCL | 93.9 | Sports
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"93.9 The Ville" |
WULF | 94.3 | Country | Hardinsburg, KY
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WLGK | 94.7 | Worship
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WQMF | 95.7 | Rock
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WGZB | 96.5 | Urban/Hip Hop
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"B96.5" |
WAMZ | 97.5 | Country | |
WQXE | 98.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary
|
Elizabethtown, KY
|
WNRW | 98.9 | CHR/Top 40 | "98.9 Kiss FM" |
WDJX | 99.7 | CHR/Top 40 | |
WSDF | 100.5 | Adult Hits
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"100.5 FM" |
WMJM | 101.3 | Urban Adult Contemporary
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"Magic 101.3" |
WXMA | 102.3 | Adult Hits
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"102.3 Jack FM" |
WQNU | 103.1 | Country | "Q103.1" |
WAKY-FM | 103.5 | Classic Hits
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simulcast on WAKY/620, W261CO/100.1, and W292FS/106.3 |
WRKA | 103.9 | Urban Adult Contemporary
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"103.9 The Groove" |
WAYI | 104.3 | Christian Contemporary
|
/105.9 |
WGHL | 105.1 | Alternative
|
"Alt 105.1" |
WLVK | 105.5 | Country | Elizabethtown, KY
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WAYK | 105.9 | Christian Contemporary
|
/104.3 |
WVEZ | 106.9 | Hot Adult Contemporary
|
"Mix 106.9" |
WSFR | 107.7 | Classic Rock
|
"107.7 The Eagle" |
AM radio
Call letters | AM frequency | Type | Special notes |
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Information Channel | 530 | Information | |
WAKY | 620 | Classic Hits
|
simulcast on WAKY-FM/103.5, W261CO/100.1, and W292FS/106.3 |
WHBE | 680 | Sports
|
ESPN Radio affiliate |
WKRD | 790 | Sports
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WHAS | 840 | News/Talk
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WFIA | 900 | Christian
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WGTK | 970 | News/Talk
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WLCR | 1040 | Christian
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EWTN Catholic radio |
WKJK | 1080 | Talk | |
WLLV | 1240 | Southern Gospel
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WLOU | 1350 | Urban Oldies
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simulcast on W297BV/104.7 |
WLRS | 1570 | News/Talk
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NOAA Weather Radio[1] | 1610 | Weather | |
Trimarc Traffic Channel[2] | 1610 | Traffic | Louisville Metro traffic |
See also
- List of newspapers in Kentucky
- List of radio stations in Kentucky
- List of television stations in Kentucky
- Media of cities in Kentucky: Bowling Green, Lexington
References
- ^ "National Weather Service". Forecast.weather.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Trimarc". Trimarc. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
Bibliography
- J. Stoddard Johnston (1896), "Newspaper Press of Louisville", Memorial history of Louisville from its first settlement to the year 1896, Chicago: American Biographical Pub. Co., OCLC 3346757
- Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Television". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. OCLC 247857447.
External links
- "US Newspaper Directory: Kentucky: Louisville". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
- Radio-Locator