WKAI

WKAI

City of license	Macomb, Illinois
Branding	K-100
Slogan	Today's Best Music
Frequency	100.1 MHz
First air date	6 June 1966
Format	Contemporary Hit Radio/Sports Radio
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	86 meters (282 ft)
Class	B1
Facility ID	60016
Transmitter coordinates	(NAD83)
Callsign meaning	to match original callsign of WLRB
Former callsigns	WKAI-FM (1966–1984)
Owner	Fletcher Ford (Virden Broadcasting Corp.)
Sister stations	WJEQ, WLMD, WLRB, WMQZ, WNLF
Website	http://wkaifm.com/

WKAI is a 25,000 watt FM radio station on 100.1 kHz in Macomb, Illinois, in west-central Illinois. WKAI has been on the air since June 6, 1966. It is owned by Fletcher Ford, through licensee Virden Broadcasting Corp.

Survey after survey shows K-100 to be the most popular radio station in McDonough County. K-100 features contemporary hit music of the 80's, 90's and today along with local news, weather, sports and chances to win prizes several times each day. K-100 also carries live play-by-play of Macomb High School football and basketball, and other special sports broadcasts throughout the year.

History

• 1966 — WKAI-FM is added to the existing WKAI-AM (now WLRB) at 1510 kHz and Macomb Daily Journal media properties owned by the Rudolph family.
• 2005 — Construction permit filed with FCC to increase station power to 11.5 kW ERP.
• 2009 — WKAI was transferred from WPW Broadcasting, Inc. in DeKalb, Illinois to Colchester Radio, Inc.
• November 30, 2015 — WKAI was sold to Virden Broadcasting Corp., along with five sister stations, for $725,000.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WKAI
• Radio-Locator information on WKAI
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKAI