WKEY (1340 kHz) was an American AM radio station licensed to serve the community of Covington, Virginia.
[12] On April 20, 2005, Quorum Radio Partners of Virginia, Inc. filed for bankruptcy and WKEY placed into debtor-in-possession status pending a sale.
[17] On January 14, 2012, WKEY began simulcasting sister station WIQO-FM, after its move to Forest, Virginia, and away from Covington.
[18] On August 9, 2012, WKEY began simulcasting full-time on translator station W278BF (103.5 FM), located in Covington, with the country format that was previously heard on WIQO.
[20] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station's license on November 14, 2024;[21] WKEY's programming remains on W278BF and the second HD Radio channel of WJVR.
[23] Nationally syndicated programs aired on WKEY included the "Tim White Bluegrass Show" and "zMAX Racing Country".