WKYE

WKYE is an adult contemporary formatted radio station in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Forever Broadcasting.

History: Beginnings as WJAC-FM

For many years, this station was at 95.5 MHz and known as WJAC-FM, the sister station of WJAC (now WKGE) and WJAC-TV, the local NBC affiliate. The station simulcast WJAC regularly, with occasional breaks for separate programming throughout the day, usually playing easy-listening music. WJAC and WJAC-FM radio studios were co-located with WJAC-TV, on Hickory Lane in Johnstown. Both the AM and FM studios overlooked the television studios from the second floor.

The Birth of Key 95

In the fall of 1983, the decision was made to completely separate the two radio stations, assigning WJAC-FM the new call letters WKYE and the moniker "Key 95". Debuting on September 25, 1983, the station programmed a hybrid of both Top 40 and adult contemporary music, quickly making it an office favorite in both Johnstown and Altoona, with its 57,000 watt Class C signal, one of only two in western Pennsylvania (WXDX in Pittsburgh is the other). One thing that remained unchanged was the station's signing off on Sunday nights at midnight for "maintenance".