WKRD (AM)
WKRD (790 kHz) is a sports formatted AM radio station in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. It is owned by iHeartMedia, and is known as Sports Talk 790AM. The station is best known for being a Top 40 powerhouse in the 1960s and 1970s as WAKY. The station's studios are located in the Louisville enclave of Watterson Park and the transmitter site is in east Louisville southwest of the I-64/I-265 interchange.
| Broadcast area | Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Branding | Sports Talk 790AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Kentucky Sports Radio Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| WAMZ, WHAS, WKJK, WSDF, WNRW, WQMF, WTFX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1936 |
Former call signs | WGRC, WAKY, WVEZ, WWKY, WXXA |
Call sign meaning | Station was the former flagship station for University of Louisville Cardinal sports |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 53587 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 790louisville.iheart.com |
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