9 6 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁FM ▁radio ▁station ▁in ▁service ▁between ▁Lex ington ▁and ▁Som erset . ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁FM ▁out let ▁allowed ▁W RS L , ▁a ▁day time - only ▁radio ▁station , ▁to ▁begin ▁covering ▁high ▁school ▁sport ing ▁events ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁after ▁sun set . ▁The ▁launch ▁of ▁W RS L - FM , ▁which ▁began ▁at ▁ 9 5 . 9   M Hz , ▁saw ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁sim ul cast ▁with ▁the ▁AM ▁station , ▁with ▁both ▁stations ▁broadcast ing ▁a ▁country ▁format ; ▁W RS L - FM ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest - running ▁FM ▁country ▁out lets ▁in ▁central ▁Kentucky . ▁The ▁station ▁broadcast ▁from ▁W RS L ' s ▁existing ▁stud ios ▁on ▁US ▁ 2 7 ▁north ▁of ▁town , ▁with ▁the ▁FM ▁transmit ter ▁being ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁AM ▁tower . ▁ ▁W RS L - FM ▁signed ▁on ▁amid st ▁a ▁multi - year ▁shift ▁in ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Lincoln - G arr ard ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company , ▁which ▁owned ▁the ▁AM ▁and ▁FM ▁out lets . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁before ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁applied ▁for ▁an ▁FM ▁station , ▁W . ▁G . ▁Morgan , ▁on ▁whose ▁own ▁far ml and ▁the ▁station ▁facilities ▁sat , ▁sold ▁his ▁share ▁to ▁Cal vin ▁C . ▁Smith ; ▁Smith ▁became ▁the ▁full ▁owner ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁by ▁bu ying ▁out ▁Lan ier ▁B urch ette