WQKT

WQKT
City Wooster, Ohio
Broadcast area Canton, Ohio
Branding Sports Country
Frequency 104.5 MHz
First air date 1947
Format Country
ERP 52,000 watts
HAAT 101 meters
Class B
Facility ID 74201
Former callsigns WWST-FM (194783)
Affiliations Cleveland Browns Radio Network
Cleveland Cavaliers Radio Network
Cleveland Indians Radio Network
Ohio State IMG Sports Network
Owner Dix Communications
(WWST Corporation, LLC)
Webcast Listen Live
Website wqkt.com

WQKT is a commercial FM radio station in Wooster, Ohio, USA, broadcasting at 104.5 MHz with a country music format. The station carries Cleveland Indians baseball, Cleveland Browns football, Cleveland Cavaliers basketball, Ohio State University football and basketball, football and basketball games of The College of Wooster, along with various local High School sports broadcasts. WQKT is co-owned with AM station WKVX.

WQKT FM began broadcasting as WWST-FM and for many years rebroadcasting the programming of its sister AM station WWST. The station signed on in 1947 at 5,000 watts while playing block programming. In 1962 in the wave of Rock Music broadcasting on the radio, WWST followed suit until the 1980s when it began Country Programming. It changed to WQKT on October 10, 1983 when it adopted its present country music format now using Westwood One's Mainstream Country feed.

Coordinates: 40°47′31″N 81°54′18″W / 40.792°N 81.905°W / 40.792; -81.905

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