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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WKYN
| logo             =
| city             = [[Mount Sterling, Kentucky]]
| area             = [[Mount Sterling, Kentucky|Mount Sterling]]<br>[[Winchester, Kentucky|Winchester]]<br>[[Owingsville, Kentucky|Owingsville]]<br>[[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]]
| branding         = ''K107''
| frequency        = 107.7 [[MHz]]
| repeater         =
| airdate          = 1983 (as WKCA)
| format           = [[Classic Country]]
| power            =
| erp              = 6,000 [[watt]]s
| haat             = 100 meters
| class            = A
| facility_id      = 23345
| coordinates      = {{coord|38|06|08|N|83|50|12|W|region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WGGI (1983–1983)<br>WKCA (1983–2007)
| affiliations     =
| owner            = Gateway Radio Works, Inc.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  =
| webcast          =
| website          = [http://www.wkynradio.com wkynradio.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WKYN''' (107.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]]  broadcasting a [[classic country]] format. Licensed to [[Mount Sterling, Kentucky]], the station serves the area of East-Central Kentucky between [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] and [[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]].  The station is currently owned by Gateway Radio Works, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WKYN |title=WKYN Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
==History==
The station went on the air as WGGI on 1983-01-12.  on 1983-04-27, the station changed its call sign to WKCA, on 2007-10-01 to the current WKYN,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=23345&Callsign=WKYN |title=WKYN Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
Call sign WKYN earlier pertained to the San Juan, Puerto Rico, station in the Caribbean-area's English-language Quality Broadcasting System chain. QBS included stations in US Virgin Islands and Ponce, PR. Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano was owner; Art Merrill, station manager; Troy W. Fields and later Nancy Frazer, sales managers; Bob Bennett, programming director. Its format was American music, divided into type by time slot. Sally Jessy (Raphael) had a morning talk show Monday through Friday.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FM station data|23345|WKYN}}
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{{Country Radio Stations in Kentucky}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Kentucky|KYN]]
[[Category:Country radio stations in Kentucky]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1983]]
[[Category:Mount Sterling, Kentucky]]
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