WKDS

WKDS (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station is known as "Classical WMUK" and operated by Western Michigan University as a companion to its WMUK (102.1 FM).

WKDS

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Frequency	89.9 MHz
Branding	Classical WMUK
Programming
Format	Classical music
Ownership
Owner	Kalamazoo Public Schools
Operator	Western Michigan University
Sister stations	WMUK
History
First air date	1983
Former call signs	WSDK (1981–1982)
Call sign meaning	Kalamazoo District Schools
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4198
Class	A
ERP	140 watts
HAAT	38 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wmuk.org

History

The station was run by high school students in the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district until a time brokerage agreement was signed with Western Michigan University on November 18, 2019.^[2] The frequency was used by WMU to separate its public WMUK (102.1 FM) into news/talk and classical music stations.^[3] In April, the Kalamazoo board of education, stating the station no longer was needed for educational purposes, approved its outright sale to WMU under a $125,000 agreement that also included a 24-month lease of the WKDS studios at Loy Norrix High School, while the district would receive underwriting time on WMUK and $20,000 to convert the school operation to an internet radio station.^[4]