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WREF
Sebree, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Evansville, Indiana
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	ESPN 97.7 The Ref
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Henson Media, Inc. (Henson Media of Henderson County, LLC)
Sister stations	WSON, WMSK-FM, WUCO
History
First air date	April 9, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-04-09)^[1]
Former call signs	WHRZ (1976–2004) WWKY (2004–2017)^[2]
Technical information^[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	67479
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	96 meters
Transmitter coordinates	37°42′41″N 87°31′43″W / 37.71139°N 87.52861°W / 37.71139; -87.52861
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WREF (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sebree, Kentucky, United States, serving Hopkins and Webster counties, as well as the greater Evansville, Indiana, area. The station is owned by Henson Media, Inc.

History

The station's construction permit for a new radio station, originally licensed to Providence, Kentucky, was issued on May 22, 1975.^[4] Its first broadcast as WHRZ was in April 1976, with former WOMI general manager Doug Gabby as manager of the station. Under original ownership by Tradewater Broadcasting Company, the station aired an adult contemporary format in its early years as the only radio station within Webster County boundaries.^[5]^: 100 The station became a country music- formatted station in 1983.^[5]^: 100

In 1991, the station's transmission was relocated near Dixon, Kentucky, with the opening of a second studio/office facility in Madisonville.^[5]^: 100

The station changed its callsign to WWKY (unrelated to the current WWKY-FM (104.9 MHz) in Providence) on July 14, 2004.^[2]

Rebirth as an ESPN Radio affiliate

On the 27th of March 2017, WWKY went silent. On April 13, 2017, WWKY, under current ownership by Henson Media, changed callsigns to WREF, and relocated its broadcast license location to Sebree, Kentucky, with studios in Henderson. The station resumed broadcasting June 1, 2017 with an ESPN Radio affiliation, branded as ESPN 97.7, The Ref.^[6]

Programming

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Past Programming

Rick Stevens was heard on weekdays from 9 until noon.

Howdy-FM covered local news of Madisonville and Hopkins County with Boyce Tate.

WWKY was the sports voice of Webster County High School, the University of Kentucky and the Tennessee Titans.

Current Programming

WREF now broadcasts ESPN Radio and a local sports talk show called "All About Sports" on weekdays. WREF also broadcasts local high school sporting events along with local collegiate sports.

References

^ Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook (1985 ed.). Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1985. p. B-112.
^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WREF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ FCC History Cards for WREF (as WHRZ, 1976-1980)
^ ^a ^b ^c Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
^ "ESPN Radio to Return to Evansville Market". RadioInsight. May 16, 2017.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 67479 (WREF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WREF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

v t e Sports radio stations in the state of Kentucky
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v t e ESPN Radio stations in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
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See also List of ESPN Radio affiliates See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Kentucky See also ESPN Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Sports Byline USA SportsMap Radio

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