WMKV

WMKV

Reading, Ohio United States
Broadcast area	Cincinnati
Frequency	89.3 MHz
Branding	Flagship Station of the Maple Knoll Village network.
Programming
Format	adult standards big band nostalgia
Ownership
Owner	Maple Knoll Communities
History
First air date	1995 (1995)
Call sign meaning	Maple Knoll Village
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	61575
Class	A
ERP	410 watts
HAAT	72 meters (236 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°13′23.2″N 84°25′55.7″W
Repeater	89.9 MHz WLHS (West Chester)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wmkvfm.org

WMKV (89.3 FM) is a radio station in Reading, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. It is the first FM educational public radio station to be licensed to a retirement community. 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.

Since July 2013, WMKV's programming has been also carried by Lakota Local School District's WLHS 89.9 FM.

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

• List of community radio stations in the United States

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 61575 (WMKV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WMKV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Maple Knoll Village