K-99

K-99 was a progressive album-oriented rock format radio station broadcast at 100,000 watts on FM 99.5. It began as WVOK-FM on December 6, 1976, the FM companion to WVOK-AM, which was founded in 1947 by brothers Bill and Cyril Brennan.

The Brennans sold their AM station to Birmingham-born Mack Sanders, then heading Great American Broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee. Their new FM station was challenged by the more pop-tinged album station Kicks 106 (WKXX-FM), which launched in August 1977.

The Brennans changed the station's call letters to WRKK-FM. Another challenger, "95 Rock" (WAPI-FM) appeared in fall 1981.

In 1982 K-99 hosted a "Tribute Concert" at Caldwell Park featuring sets by Randy Hunter, Harvest, The Extras, and The Mortals.

On August 22, 1982 the family sold WRKK to Sanders, who had previously sold his stake in Great American Broadcasting. He switched to a country music format with the tag "K-99 Country", using the same call letters.

References

• "Some History of Birmingham Radio" (n.d.) Birmingham Rewound - accessed June 5, 2024
• "The Brennan Brothers: Bill, Cyril and Dan" (n.d.) Alabama Broadcasters Association - accessed June 5, 2024

External links

• 1982 K-99 Tribute Concert on Youtube.com