WRKY (AM)

WRKY
Simulcast of WYCR, YorkHanover, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaSusquehanna Valley
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingRocky 98.5
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
June 1922 (1922-06)
Former call signs
  • WGAL (1922–1977)
  • WDDL (1977–1979)
  • WLPA (1979–2021)
Former frequencies
  • 1210 kHz (1927)
  • 1190 kHz (1927–1928)
  • 1310 kHz (1928–1934)
  • 1500 kHz (1934–1941)
Call sign meaning
"Rocky"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25870
ClassC
Power600 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
40°3′38.35″N 76°18′5.0″W / 40.0606528°N 76.301389°W / 40.0606528; -76.301389 (WRKY)
Translator(s)See § Translator
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.foreveryork.com/rocky-98-5/

WRKY (1490 kHz, "Rocky 98.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Forever Media and simulcasts the classic rock programming of sister station 98.5 WYCR. WRKY is one of Pennsylvania's oldest radio stations.

WRKY is powered at 600 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Its transmitter is off Fruitville Pike in Lancaster.