| WPKE-FM | |
| City: | Coal Run, Kentucky |
| Area: | Pikeville, Kentucky |
| Branding: | Rock 103.1 |
| Frequency: | 103.1 MHz |
| Airdate: | (as WECL) |
| Format: | Classic rock |
| Erp: | 1,200 watts |
| Haat: | 226m (741feet) |
| Class: | A |
| Facility Id: | 32973 |
| Callsign Meaning: | Pikeville[1] |
| Owner: | Lynn Parrish |
| Licensee: | Mountain Top Media LLC |
| Sister Stations: | WPKE, WDHR, WZLK, WXCC, WLSI, WEKB, WPRT, WBTH |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | wpke.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WPKE-FM (103.1 MHz) is a classic rock–formatted radio station licensed to Coal Run, Kentucky, United States, and serving Pikeville. The station is currently owned by Mountain Top Media as part of a conglomerate with seven other stations; Cindy May Johnson is Managing Member. The Mountain Top group's studios are located along Peach Orchard Drive above Pikeville, with its transmitter located across the Levisa Fork. The station features programming from Compass Media Networks, Premiere Radio Networks, and Kentucky Sports Radio.[2]
The station went on the air in 1974 as WECL, owned by Allen Epling. The station would later be sold to Gary Justice and become WRAU on June 1, 1990. In 1993, local radio owner Walter May acquired WRAU. He changed the call letters to WPKE-FM on December 27, adopting an adult contemporary music format.[3] [4]
In 2008, the station aired basketball games from the Continental Basketball Association's East Kentucky Miners.[5] The station operated as Mix 103.1 in 2009.[6] In 2019, WPKE-FM and its sister stations were sold to Lynn Parrish's Mountain Top Media for $2.85 million.[7]
WPKE-FM airs a variety of syndicated programming. On weekday mornings, it broadcasts The John Boy & Billy Big Show from Premiere Networks, followed by Kentucky Sports Radio from WLAP (630 AM) in Lexington, Kentucky.[8] [9]