WKES (91.1 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported FM radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Licensed to Lakeland, Florida, it serves the Tampa Bay area from its studios at Keswick Christian School in Seminole. The station is owned by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and features programming from Moody Radio.
WKES is the flagship station of the statewide Moody Radio Florida network, which includes:
Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERPW Heightm (ft) Class FCC info WHGN 91.9 FM Crystal River, Florida 11026 41,000 C2 WKZM 104.3 FM Sarasota, Florida 11037 25,000 C3 WSOR 90.9 FM Naples, Florida 61506 36,000 C1
Local programming includes New Day Florida (a morning show) and Prime Time Florida (a drive-time afternoon show), plus hourly news and traffic updates, along with weather updates from former Bay News 9 meteorologist Alan Winfield.
History The station first signed on May 26, 1977, at 91.3 MHz as WCIE, a non-commercial Christian station owned by Evangel Christian School in Lakeland. In 1980, as part of a plan to increase its power, the station relocated to 91.1 MHz. In 1997, in a three way swap, Evangel Christian School sold WCIE to Paxson Broadcasting, who in turn swapped the station with Moody's WKES, which at the time was on 101.5 FM. WKES would soon move to 91.1 FM; after a brief simulcast period, its old 101.5 frequency became a commercial station under Paxson, as WILV (now WTBV, owned by Cox Radio).
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Central Florida Radio: WCIE WCIE tribute page