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{{short description|Radio station in North Corbin, Kentucky}}
{{For|the rugby club|West Kent Football Club}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WKFC
| logo             = File:WKFC 101.9 North Corbin 2023.png
| city             = [[North Corbin, Kentucky]]
| area             = [[London, Kentucky]]<br>[[Corbin, Kentucky]]
| branding         =
| frequency        = 101.9 [[MHz]]
| repeater         =
| airdate          = 2008
| format           = [[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]]
| power            =
| erp              = 6,000 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = A
| facility_id      = 164241
| coordinates      = {{coord|37|02|09|N|84|05|05|W|region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = [[Kentucky Fried Chicken|'''K'''entucky '''F'''ried '''C'''hicken]] (founded in North Corbin)
| former_callsigns = WPNS (2006–2008)
| owner            = [[Radioactive, LLC]]
| sister_stations  = [[WPBK]]
| webcast          =
| website          =
| affiliations     = ''[[The Bob and Sheri Show]]''
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WKFC''' (101.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is an [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]]–[[Radio format|formatted]] [[radio station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[North Corbin, Kentucky|North Corbin]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]], and serving the [[Corbin, Kentucky|Corbin]] and [[London, Kentucky|London]] area. The station is owned by [[Radioactive, LLC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WKFC |title=WKFC Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
==History==
The station went on the air as '''WPNS''' on September 29, 2006. On March 5, 2008, the station changed its call sign to the current '''WKFC'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=164241&Callsign=WKFC |title=WKFC Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> The station has been attempted to be sold twice in its existence. In 2009, its owner Radioactive filed to sell the station to Lincoln-Garrard Broadcasting under a 2007 option.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/64800/deals-tennessee-fm-silent-peoria-station-kentucky-?ref=search|title=Deals: Tennessee FM, Silent Peoria Station, Kentucky Pair|publisher=AllAccess.com|date=5 October 2009|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> The deal was never finalized; however, Lincoln-Garrard continues to operate WKFC under a [[Local marketing agreement|time brokerage agreement]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/api/manager/download/82b89f97-87ab-a51b-6417-54c53ddd2b82/e7003a98-ee87-401a-a197-f30883c953b3.pdf|title=Local Programming and Marketing Agreement|last=Homel|first=Benjamin|last2=Moses|first2=Karen|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=1 January 2020|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> In 2019, Radioactive again moved to sell WKFC, this time to Corbin–based [[Forcht Group of Kentucky#Forcht Broadcasting|Forcht Broadcasting]], owner of three stations in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174684/station-sales-week-of-2-22/|title=Station Sales Week of 2/22|last=Venta|first=Lance|publisher=Radio Insight|date=22 February 2019|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
A major change would come to WKFC in September 2020. The station dropped its [[country music]] format under the [[Nash (brand)#Nash Icon|Nash Icon]] brand in favor of [[adult contemporary music]], adding the [[Syndicated programming|syndicated]] ''[[The Bob and Sheri Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid025wc5jFy2P2raJL4iUNJF5e1qkTo3M6wjJhpq7Yy1zQNA9yn5Ka4jcBLe1GKS47Nvl&id=100063491804533|title=Post|work=WKFC|publisher=[[Facebook]]|date=20 September 2022|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FM station data|164241|WKFC}}
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