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WTKW

Coordinates: 43°09′25″N 75°57′25″W / 43.157°N 75.957°W / 43.157; -75.957
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WTKW/WTKV
Broadcast areaSyracuse/Oswego, New York
FrequencyWTKW: 99.5 MHz
WTKV: 105.5 MHz
BrandingTK99
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
OwnerGalaxy Communications
WKRL, WTLA, WZUN-FM
History
First air date
WTKW: 1992
WTKV: 1973 (as WSGO-FM)
Former call signs
WTKW: none
WTKV:
WSGO-FM (1973–1989)
WGES (1989–1996)
Call sign meaning
TK99
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility IDWTKW: 22234
WTKV: 24131
ClassWTKW: A
WTKV: A
ERPWTKW: 5,700 watts
WTKV: 4,000 watts
HAATWTKW: 103 meters (338 ft)
WTKV: 121 meters (397 ft)
Translator(s)WTKW: 99.1 W256AC (Solvay)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitetk99.net

WTKW ("TK99") is a classic rock radio station in Bridgeport, New York. The station broadcasts to the Syracuse, New York market on a frequency of 99.5 MHz.

WTKW was launched in 1992 as a country music station under the leadership of Bob Paris (real name Gary W. Gallup), a longtime disc jockey in Syracuse.[2] It was changed to its current classic rock format in 1993 when Classic Rock 104.3 KIX-FM (WKFM, now WFRG-FM) became country-formatted Big Frog 104 and the Syracuse radio market was left without a classic rock radio station. The station also simulcasts on full-power satellite WTKV (105.5 FM) in Minetto, New York (serving Oswego) and low-power translator W256AC (99.1 FM) for Downtown Syracuse.

In April 2007, WTKW/WTKV became the flagship station of Syracuse University athletics with play-by-play coverage of Men's Football, Men's Basketball and Men's Lacrosse games.

References

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  1. ^ WTKW: 22234
    WTKV: 24131 "Facility Technical Data for WTKW/WTKV"
    . Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  2. ^ Herbert, Geoff (2024-05-21). "Longtime Central NY radio personality dies at 78; helped launch TK99". syracuse. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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43°09′25″N 75°57′25″W / 43.157°N 75.957°W / 43.157; -75.957