Media in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville, Kentucky is served by various media outlets. While it is one of two principal cities in its own radio market, it is considered to be part of the Nashville, Tennessee DMA, which is ranked as the 29 largest media market in the United States.
- The Kentucky New Era, founded in 1869, is the daily newspaper serving the city and surrounding areas.
- The Hoptown Chronicle is an online news outlet operated by a non-profit organization that provides public service journalism.[1]
Television
[edit]Hopkinsville is the largest Kentucky city to be considered to be a part of the Nashville, Tennessee television market, which includes nine counties along the Kentucky–Tennessee state line. Nashville is ranked at the 29th largest media market in the United States.
Television stations
[edit]While Hopkinsville does not currently have a locally based television stations of its own, the city was previously served locally by these stations and translators:
- WKAG-CA (channel 43, 1984–2010);[2] first LPTV station to open in Kentucky.
- WNKJ-TV (channel 51, 1984–1985)
- W62BH/W22CH (channel 62, later 22, 1987–2010), a former Trinity Broadcasting Network O&O translator.[3]
- W64AV (channel 64, 1984–2003), a former translator of Kentucky Educational Television station WKMA-TV of Madisonville, Kentucky.
Currently, in addition to Nashville's full-power stations, Hopkinsville is served over-the-air by KET station WKMA-TV (channel 35) of Madisonville. Clarksville, Tennessee–based WCKV-LD (channel 21) transmits rimshot signals in at least the southern half of the city. Cable television subscribers are also served by a few locally based public access stations, as well as Bowling Green ABC affiliate WBKO and Paducah NBC affiliate WPSD-TV.
Mediacom and Charter/Spectrum are the primary cable television providers in the area.
Radio
[edit]In addition to most radio stations in Clarksville, Hopkinsville is served locally by the following stations listed below.
| kHz | Callsign | Format | On-air identity | External link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1070 | WEKT | Classic hits | Todd 1070 WEKT | WEKTradio.com | Licensed to Elkton, Kentucky |
| 1110 | WKDZ | Oldies | Oldies Radio 96.5/100.9 FM | WHVO.com | Licensed to Cadiz, Kentucky; primarily a simulcast of WHVO except for occasional solo broadcasts |
| 1230 | WHOP | News/Talk | NewsRadio 1230 WHOP | whopam.com | |
| 1480 | WHVO | Oldies | Oldies Radio 96.5/100.9 FM | WHVO.com |
Adjacent/Distant locals
[edit]| kHz | Callsign | Format | On-air identity | External link | City of license | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 AM | WRUS | Variety/full service | WRUS 610 | WRUSradio.com | Russellville, Kentucky | |
| 650 AM | WSM | Classic country | 650 WSM | WSMonline.com | Nashville, Tennessee | 50,000 watt Clear-channel station |
| 1510 AM | WLAC | News/Talk | NewsRadio 98.3 WLAC | WLAC.com |
| MHz | Callsign | Format | On-air identity | External link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 | WNKJ | Christian | Missionary Radio | [4] | |
| 93.5 | WSPP-LP | Catholic | EWTN Radio | ||
| 94.3 | WRND-FM | Adult hits | Rewind 94.3 | Rewind943.com | Licensed to Oak Grove, Kentucky; studio operations based in Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 94.9 | WPJI-LP | Religious | 3ABN | ||
| 96.5 | W243CH | Oldies | Oldies Radio 96.5/100.9 FM | WHVO.com | Translator of WHVO/Hopkinsville |
| 97.5 | WZZP | Mainstream rock | Z97.5 | Z975.com | |
| 98.7 | WHOP-FM | Soft adult contemporary | LiteRock 98.7 | WHOPFM.com | |
| 99.3 | W257EV | News/Talk | NewsRadio 1230AM/99.3 FM | WHOPAM.com | Translator of WHOP-AM |
| 100.3 | WVVR | Country | Beaver 100.3 FM | TheBeaverFM.com | Studio operations based in Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 100.9 | W265BW | Oldies | Oldies Radio 96.5/100.9 FM | WHVOradio.com | Translator of WKDZ-AM/Cadiz |
| 106.5 | WKDZ-FM | Country | 106.5 WKDZ | WKDZradio.com | Licensed to Cadiz, Kentucky |
Adjacent locals
[edit]| MHz | Callsign | Format | On-air identity | City of license | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101.1 | WUBT | Hip-hop | 101.1 The Beat | Russellville, Kentucky | Studio operations located in Nashville |
| 101.9 | WEKV | Christian | K-Love | Central City, Kentucky | |
| 104.5 | WGFX | Sports | 104.5 The Zone | Gallatin, Tennessee | Studio operations located in Nashville |
The National Weather Service forecast office in Paducah provides automated weather information to the area via NOAA Weather Radio stations KXI26 (162.45 MHz) in Hopkinsville and WXJ91 (162.525 MHz) in Madisonville. The area is also served by station WWH37 (162.5 MHz) in Clarksville.[5]
See also
[edit]- Kentucky media
- List of newspapers in Kentucky
- List of radio stations in Kentucky
- List of television stations in Kentucky
- Media of cities in Kentucky: Bowling Green, Glasgow, Lexington, Louisville
References
[edit]- ^ "Hoptown Chronicle Inc".
- ^ reports, New Era Staff. "TV station alters local coverage". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ TBN Kentucky Affiliates. Archived from the original August 26, 2000. Retrieved November 3, 2019. Note: select Kentucky in the drop-down menu.
- ^ Missionary Radio
- ^ "County Coverage". weather.gov. National Weather Service. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Radio Stations in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (via Radio-Locator.com)