WTKW
Classic rock-formatted radio station in Bridgeport/Syracuse, New York
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WTKW (99.5 FM "TK99") is a classic rock radio station in Bridgeport, New York. The station broadcasts to the Syracuse, New York market.
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| Broadcast area | Syracuse/Oswego |
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| Frequency | 99.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | TK99 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: WTLA simulcast |
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| WKRL-FM, WTLA, WZUN-FM | |
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First air date | 1992 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22234 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,700 watts |
| HAAT | 103 meters (338 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°9′24.2″N 75°57′23.7″W |
| Translator | 99.1 W256AC (Solvay) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | tk99.net |
| Satellite station | |
| WTKV | |
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| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
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| WKRH, WSGO | |
| History | |
First air date | 1973 |
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| Facility ID | 24131 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,000 watts |
| HAAT | 121 meters (397 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°24′56.2″N 76°27′52.8″W |
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WTKW was launched in 1992 as a country music station under the leadership of Bob Paris (real name Gary W. Gallup), a longtime disc jockey in Syracuse.[3] It was changed to its current classic rock format in 1993 when Classic Rock 104.3 KIX-FM (WKFM, now WFRG-FM) became country-formatted Big Frog 104 and the Syracuse radio market was left without a classic rock radio station. The station also simulcasts on full-power satellite WTKV (105.5 FM) in Minetto, New York (serving Oswego) and low-power translator W256AC (99.1 FM) for Downtown Syracuse.
In April 2007, WTKW/WTKV became the flagship station of Syracuse University athletics with play-by-play coverage of Men's Football, Men's Basketball and Men's Lacrosse games.