WKYZ | |
City: | Key Colony Beach, Florida |
Area: | Florida Keys area |
Branding: | Pirate Radio 101.7 FM and 96.7 FM for Key West |
Airdate: | May 11, 1989 |
Frequency: | 101.7 MHz |
Format: | Adult album alternative |
Erp: | 100,000 watts |
Haat: | 138m (453feet) |
Class: | C1 |
Facility Id: | 73170 |
Callsign Meaning: | West Keys |
Former Callsigns: | WKKB (May 11, 1989-November 2, 1998) |
Former Frequencies: | 101.3 MHz (May 11, 1989-2008) |
Affiliations: | Compass Media Networks |
Owner: | Keys Media Company, Inc. |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | pirateradiokeywest.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WKYZ (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to Key Colony Beach, Florida, United States, the station serves the Florida Keys area. The station is currently owned by Keys Media Company, Inc.[1]
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.[2] 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, Florida. 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".