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{{For|the radio station which held the call sign WKCA from 1983 to 2007|WKYN}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WKCA
| logo             = [[Image:WKCA RealCountry97.7 logo.png|200px]]
| city             = [[Salt Lick, Kentucky|Salt Lick]], [[Kentucky]]
| area             = [[Morehead, Kentucky]]
| branding         = "Real Country"
| airdate          =
| frequency        = 97.7 [[megahertz|MHz]]
| format           = [[Country music|Country]]
| erp              = 3,000 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|143|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = A
| facility_id      = 56222
| coordinates      = {{coord|38|10|33|N|83|24|28|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WURD-FM (1981–1986)<br />WURD (1986–1987)<br />WAXZ (1987–2007)<ref name="fcc1"/>
| owner            = Gateway Radio Works, Inc.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  =
| webcast          =
| website          = {{URL|http://www.wkcaradio.com/}}
| affiliations     =
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WKCA''' (97.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve [[Salt Lick, Kentucky]], United States.  The station is owned by Gateway Radio Works, Inc.
WKCA broadcasts a [[country music]] format to the greater [[Morehead, Kentucky]], area.<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |work=Arbitron |title=Station Information Profile |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |accessdate=August 9, 2009}}</ref>
The station was assigned the WKCA [[call sign]] by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on October 1, [[2007 in radio|2007]].<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=56222&Callsign=WKCA |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |accessdate=August 9, 2009}}</ref>
==2005-2007: Max FM==
As '''WAXZ-FM''', the station operated from [[Georgetown, Ohio]]. From 2005 to 2007 it simulcast '''[[WOXY (FM)|WOXY-FM]]''' (97.7 FM) and '''WAOL-FM''' (99.5 FM) featuring the MAX FM format, which is an adult hits format without disc jockeys, similar in style to the syndicated Jack FM brand.
Before merging into "MAX FM," WAXZ played country music as "The Rooster"; WOXY-FM, which also broadcast at 97.7&nbsp;MHz, was known shortly as "X-97.7," a modern rock station from Oxford, Ohio; and WAOL-FM was known as "Classic Country 99.5," broadcasting from Ripley. In Spring 2005, all three stations were rebranded "MAX FM."
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FM station data|742770|WKCA}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Kentucky}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Kentucky|KCA]]
[[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Bath County, Kentucky]]
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