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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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WKDS
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. The frequency was used by WMU to separate its public WMUK (102.1 FM) into news/talk and classical music stations. 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.

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.

42°14′35″N 85°34′19″W / 42.243°N 85.572°W / 42.243; -85.572


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