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WLYK
WLYK (102.7 FM; "102.7 Wow FM") is a radio station licensed to Cape Vincent, New York. Owned by Border International Broadcasting and operated by 1234567 Corporation, a company owned by the co-founders of Canadian broadcaster My Broadcasting Corporation, it primarily broadcasts a classic hits format that targets the larger neighboring Canadian market of Kingston, Ontario. It is a member of Nielsen BDS' Canadian Border Stations Airplay panel.
WLYK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts. The transmitter is on Route 6 at Stone Quarry Road in Cape Vincent, near the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.
On January 23, 1989, the station signed on as WKGG. It simulcast the adult contemporary format heard on 103.1 WTOJ in Watertown, but with commercials aimed at listeners in Kingston. In late 1993, the station went silent.
In 1997, Garry MC Colman returned the station to the air. Its call sign was WBDR and it aired a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format as The Border. In late 1997, 102.7 started simulcasting on 106.7 to better serve Watertown. After the split of the "Border" simulcast in August 2006, it flipped to country after Kingston station CFMK-FM changed formats to adult hits, with 106.7 continuing the "Border" format. It began calling itself KIX-FM, using the call letters WKXX.
In December 2007, the station began stunting with all-Christmas music. This lasted until January 2, 2008, when the station switched to adult standards. The "KIX-FM" country format moved to CKXC-FM at the same time.
On February 26, 2008, WBDR changed its call sign to WLYK. In September 2012, WLYK flipped back to adult contemporary, maintaining its prior branding as The Lake.
On September 12, 2013, WLYK flipped back to CHR branded as Kiss 102.7, adopting the "Kiss" branding used by Rogers Media's CHR outlets.
On February 28, 2023, ahead of a proposed ownership change, WLYK dropped the CHR format and began stunting as "102.7 The Pole", featuring rock, hip hop, and pop music played in strip clubs. The stunt attracted the attention of a strip club in Kingston, which was bombarded with calls from listeners suggesting that they partner with the station. On March 17, 2023, the station relaunched as 102.7 Lake FM; it was positioned as a gold-based adult contemporary format featuring hit music from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
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WLYK
WLYK (102.7 FM; "102.7 Wow FM") is a radio station licensed to Cape Vincent, New York. Owned by Border International Broadcasting and operated by 1234567 Corporation, a company owned by the co-founders of Canadian broadcaster My Broadcasting Corporation, it primarily broadcasts a classic hits format that targets the larger neighboring Canadian market of Kingston, Ontario. It is a member of Nielsen BDS' Canadian Border Stations Airplay panel.
WLYK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts. The transmitter is on Route 6 at Stone Quarry Road in Cape Vincent, near the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.
On January 23, 1989, the station signed on as WKGG. It simulcast the adult contemporary format heard on 103.1 WTOJ in Watertown, but with commercials aimed at listeners in Kingston. In late 1993, the station went silent.
In 1997, Garry MC Colman returned the station to the air. Its call sign was WBDR and it aired a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format as The Border. In late 1997, 102.7 started simulcasting on 106.7 to better serve Watertown. After the split of the "Border" simulcast in August 2006, it flipped to country after Kingston station CFMK-FM changed formats to adult hits, with 106.7 continuing the "Border" format. It began calling itself KIX-FM, using the call letters WKXX.
In December 2007, the station began stunting with all-Christmas music. This lasted until January 2, 2008, when the station switched to adult standards. The "KIX-FM" country format moved to CKXC-FM at the same time.
On February 26, 2008, WBDR changed its call sign to WLYK. In September 2012, WLYK flipped back to adult contemporary, maintaining its prior branding as The Lake.
On September 12, 2013, WLYK flipped back to CHR branded as Kiss 102.7, adopting the "Kiss" branding used by Rogers Media's CHR outlets.
On February 28, 2023, ahead of a proposed ownership change, WLYK dropped the CHR format and began stunting as "102.7 The Pole", featuring rock, hip hop, and pop music played in strip clubs. The stunt attracted the attention of a strip club in Kingston, which was bombarded with calls from listeners suggesting that they partner with the station. On March 17, 2023, the station relaunched as 102.7 Lake FM; it was positioned as a gold-based adult contemporary format featuring hit music from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.