writ ers . ▁Its ▁main ▁competition ▁is ▁W E K U , ▁owned ▁by ▁Eastern ▁Kentucky ▁University ▁in ▁Richmond . ▁Lex ington ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁smallest ▁mark ets ▁with ▁two ▁compet ing ▁full ▁N PR ▁member ▁stations . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 7 5 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁HD ▁Program ming ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁W UK Y ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁HD ▁Radio - cap able ▁tower ▁at ▁Cl ays ▁Fer ry ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁River . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁HD ▁Radio ▁station ▁in ▁Lex ington , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁multi - cast . ▁It ▁now ▁streams ▁three ▁digital ▁channels : ▁HD 1 ▁sim ul cast s ▁the ▁analog ▁signal ▁HD 2 ▁air s ▁a ▁Class ical ▁Music ▁format ▁HD 3 ▁air s ▁the ▁BBC ▁World ▁Service ▁ ▁Program ming ▁W UK Y ▁car ries ▁shows ▁from ▁N PR , ▁including ▁All ▁Things ▁Consider ed , ▁Mor ning ▁Edition , ▁and ▁Wait ▁Wait ... Don ' t ▁Tell ▁Me !. ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁ec lect ic ▁music ▁mix , ▁" R ock ▁& ▁Ro ots ," ▁which ▁air s ▁from ▁ 9 - 4 ▁week days . ▁W UK Y ▁also ▁air s ▁other ▁synd ic ated ▁shows , ▁and ▁diverse , ▁locally ▁produced ▁programs ▁for ▁fans ▁of ▁bl ues , ▁female ▁rock , ▁Amer icana , ▁and ▁world ▁music . ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁news ▁programming ▁and ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁is ▁expressed ▁in