Broadcast area Florida Keys area First air date May 11, 1989 | Frequency 101.7 and 96.7 MHz | |
City Key Colony Beach, Florida Branding Pirate Radio 101.7 FM and 96.7 FM for Key West Format Adult Album Alternative | ||
WKYZ (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Album Alternative format. Licensed to Key Colony Beach, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Keys area. The station is currently owned by Keys Media Company, Inc. and featured programming from Jones Radio Network.
History
The station went on the air as WKKB on May 11, 1989. On November 2, 1998, the station changed its call sign to the current WKYZ. It has broadcast a classic rock format in the past. On May 1, 2009, WKYZ returned to the air (after two months of silence) with talk, simulcasting WFFG 1300 AM Marathon, FL. On August 7, 2011, the simulcast with WFFG ended and the station adopted a AAA format with the branding "The New Pirate Radio 101.7 FM".
References
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