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Media in Louisville, Kentucky

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Vans of the three major news broadcasts in Louisville covering an event at 4th Street Live!

This is a list of media publications and sources in Louisville, Kentucky.

Newspapers, magazines and online news

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The local daily newspaper in Louisville is The Courier-Journal, a property of the Gannett chain.

Local weekly newspapers include Business First of Louisville, Louisville Defender (African American paper published since 1933), Louisville Eccentric Observer (or LEO, a free alternative paper) and The Voice-Tribune.

Louisville Magazine, published monthly, highlights the city's culture and lifestyles.

Television

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Louisville is also well served by television. Louisville's television stations include:

Call letters Channel Network affiliation
WAVE 3 (Cable 6) (NBC)
WHAS 11 (Cable 4) (ABC)
WKPC 15 (Cable 13) (PBS/KET1)
WBNA 21 (Cable 21) (Ind)
WMYO-CD 24 (Cable 138) (Laff)
MetroTV 25 (Cable Only) Louisville Metro affairs
WLKY 32 (Cable 5) (CBS)
WDRB 41 (Cable 9) (FOX)
WBKI
WBKI-3
58 (Cable 7)
58.3 (Cable 10)
(CW)
(MyNetworkTV)
WKMJ 68 (Cable 15) (PBS/KET2)

The only cable service available in Louisville is from Charter Communications (doing business as Spectrum). They provide standard and premium cable TV service, high-speed Internet access and digital telephone service.

Radio

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FM radio

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Louisville's radio broadcasting stations cater to a wide variety of musical and other interests.

Call letters FM frequency Type Special notes
WNAS 88.1 New Albany High School
WJIE 88.5 Christian Contemporary
WFPL 89.3 National Public Radio
WUOL 90.5 Classical University of Louisville
WKYU 90.9 National Public Radio Western Kentucky University - Elizabethtown, KY
WFPK 91.9 Adult Album Alternative
WTFX 93.1 Urban/Hip Hop "Real 93.1"
WLCL 93.9 Sports "93.9 The Ville"
WULF 94.3 Country Hardinsburg, KY
WLGK 94.7 Worship
WQMF 95.7 Rock
WGZB 96.5 Urban/Hip Hop "B96.5"
WAMZ 97.5 Country
WQXE 98.3 Hot Adult Contemporary Elizabethtown, KY
WNRW 98.9 CHR/Top 40 "98.9 Kiss FM"
WDJX 99.7 CHR/Top 40
WSDF 100.5 Adult Hits "100.5 FM"
WMJM 101.3 Urban Adult Contemporary "Magic 101.3"
WXMA 102.3 Adult Hits "102.3 Jack FM"
WQNU 103.1 Country "Q103.1"
WAKY-FM 103.5 Classic Hits simulcast on WAKY/620, W261CO/100.1, and W292FS/106.3
WRKA 103.9 Urban Adult Contemporary "103.9 The Groove"
WAYI 104.3 Christian Contemporary WAY-FM simulcast with WAYK/105.9
WGHL 105.1 Alternative "Alt 105.1"
WLVK 105.5 Country Elizabethtown, KY
WAYK 105.9 Christian Contemporary WAY-FM simulcast with WAYI/104.3
WVEZ 106.9 Hot Adult Contemporary "Mix 106.9"
WSFR 107.7 Classic Rock "107.7 The Eagle"

AM radio

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Call letters AM frequency Type Special notes
Information Channel 530 Information
WAKY 620 Classic Hits simulcast on WAKY-FM/103.5, W261CO/100.1, and W292FS/106.3
WHBE 680 Sports ESPN Radio affiliate
WKRD 790 Sports
WHAS 840 News/Talk
WFIA 900 Christian
WGTK 970 News/Talk
WLCR 1040 Christian EWTN Catholic radio
WKJK 1080 Talk
WLLV 1240 Southern Gospel
WLOU 1350 Urban Oldies simulcast on W297BV/104.7
WLRS 1570 News/Talk
NOAA Weather Radio[1] 1610 Weather
Trimarc Traffic Channel[2] 1610 Traffic Louisville Metro traffic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Weather Service". Forecast.weather.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Trimarc". Trimarc. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

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