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| city = [[Reading, Ohio]] | | city = [[Reading, Ohio]] | ||
| area = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] | | area = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] | ||
| branding = Flagship Station of the | | branding = Flagship Station of the Maple Knoll Village network. | ||
| airdate = 1995 | | airdate = 1995 | ||
| frequency = 89.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] | | frequency = 89.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] | ||
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| class = A | | class = A | ||
| callsign_meaning = Maple Knoll Village | | callsign_meaning = Maple Knoll Village | ||
| owner = | | owner = Maple Knoll Communities | ||
| webcast = [http://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WMKVFM Listen live] | | webcast = [http://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WMKVFM Listen live] | ||
| website = [http://www.wmkvfm.org/ www.wmkvfm.org] | | website = [http://www.wmkvfm.org/ www.wmkvfm.org] | ||
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'''WMKV''' (89.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a radio station in [[Reading, Ohio|Reading]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]], a suburb of [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]]. It is the first FM educational public radio station to be licensed to a [[retirement community]] and also streams live via webcast. Operating from the campus of | '''WMKV''' (89.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a radio station in [[Reading, Ohio|Reading]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]], a suburb of [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]]. It is the first FM educational public radio station to be licensed to a [[retirement community]] and also streams live via webcast. Operating from the campus of Maple Knoll Village, WMKV broadcasts talk programs, classic shows from the [[old-time radio]] era, and features musical standards and big band music. The station also carries the audio of [[WKRC-TV]]'s morning and evening news. The station's transmitter has an [[effective radiated power]] of 410 [[watt]]s. | ||
Starting in July 2013, WMKV's programming has been also carried by [[Lakota Local School District (Butler County)|Lakota Local School District]]'s [[WLHS]] 89.9 FM. In addition to its streaming audio service, three WMKV programs are available as podcasts via iTunes: "WMKV World Front," "WMKV Computer Talk," and "The Big Broadcast." | Starting in July 2013, WMKV's programming has been also carried by [[Lakota Local School District (Butler County)|Lakota Local School District]]'s [[WLHS]] 89.9 FM. In addition to its streaming audio service, three WMKV programs are available as podcasts via iTunes: "WMKV World Front," "WMKV Computer Talk," and "The Big Broadcast." | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
WMKV has been broadcasting since 1995. It aired a revival of ''[[Moon River (radio program)|Moon River]]'' from 1995 to 1999. In 1999, WMKV took over 89.3 FM after [[Reading High School (Ohio)|Reading High School]] shut down its [[high school radio]] station, | WMKV has been broadcasting since 1995. It aired a revival of ''[[Moon River (radio program)|Moon River]]'' from 1995 to 1999. In 1999, WMKV took over 89.3 FM after [[Reading High School (Ohio)|Reading High School]] shut down its [[high school radio]] station, WRCJ. | ||
In November 2004, WMKV was the subject of a front-page ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' profile. The writer, P.J. Huffstutter, had discovered the station while reporting on the 2004 American presidential election from Ohio. | In November 2004, WMKV was the subject of a front-page ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' profile. The writer, P.J. Huffstutter, had discovered the station while reporting on the 2004 American presidential election from Ohio. | ||
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WMKV (89.3 FM) is a radio station in Reading, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cincinnati. It is the first FM educational public radio station to be licensed to a retirement community and also streams live via webcast. Operating from the campus of Maple Knoll Village, WMKV broadcasts talk programs, classic shows from the old-time radio era, and features musical standards and big band music. The station also carries the audio of WKRC-TV's morning and evening news. The station's transmitter has an effective radiated power of 410 watts.
Starting in July 2013, WMKV's programming has been also carried by Lakota Local School District's WLHS 89.9 FM. In addition to its streaming audio service, three WMKV programs are available as podcasts via iTunes: "WMKV World Front," "WMKV Computer Talk," and "The Big Broadcast."
History
WMKV has been broadcasting since 1995. It aired a revival of Moon River from 1995 to 1999. In 1999, WMKV took over 89.3 FM after Reading High School shut down its high school radio station, WRCJ.
In November 2004, WMKV was the subject of a front-page Los Angeles Times profile. The writer, P.J. Huffstutter, had discovered the station while reporting on the 2004 American presidential election from Ohio.
See also
External links
- WMKV
- Maple Knoll Village
- LifeSphere
- WMKV-FM adds simulcast on FM 89.9
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- Template:Show by date&band=fm&callLetter=WMKV WMKV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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