WKEY (AM)

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".

Photo of Earl M. Key, owner of WKEY from 1942 until 1973.
Offices in Covington