WKDS
Frequency89.9 MHz
BrandingClassical WMUK
Programming
FormatClassical music
Ownership
OwnerKalamazoo Public Schools
OperatorWestern Michigan University
WMUK
History
First air date
1983
Former call signs
WSDK (1981–1982)
Call sign meaning
Kalamazoo District Schools
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4198
ClassA
ERP140 watts
HAAT38 meters
Links
Public license information
Websitewmuk.org

WKDS (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station is known as "Classical WMUK" and operated by Western Michigan University as a companion to its WMUK (102.1 FM).

History

The station was run by high school students in the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district until a time brokerage agreement was signed with Western Michigan University on November 18, 2019.[2] The frequency was used by WMU to separate its public WMUK (102.1 FM) into news/talk and classical music stations.[3] In April, the Kalamazoo board of education, stating the station no longer was needed for educational purposes, approved its outright sale to WMU under a $125,000 agreement that also included a 24-month lease of the WKDS studios at Loy Norrix High School, while the district would receive underwriting time on WMUK and $20,000 to convert the school operation to an internet radio station.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKDS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Asset Purchase Agreement". July 30, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "WMUK announces new programming, classical FM service launch". Western Michigan University. January 9, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Miller, Kayla (April 30, 2020). "Kalamazoo Public Schools approves sale of radio station to WMUK". MLive. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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