Cap City Communications has broken 1490 WKYW/93.5 W228CL Frankfort KY off of its Classic Hits “Passport Radio” simulcast and flipped the station to Hot AC as “Pop Radio 93.5“.

The Classic Hits format continues on 102.1 WKYL Lawrenceburg and 103.7 WFRT-FM Frankfort. The move brings the Hot AC format back to the cluster as 103.7 was previously “Star 103.7” WSTV-FM until it began simulcasting WKYW in March 2019. WKYL joined the simulcast in December 2019.

Cap City, which is co-owned and managed with the Pennsylvania based Seven Mountains Media, is duplicating the branding used by their “Pop Radio 93.1/95.5” WPQP Clearfield/WQQP Sykesville. WKYW is featuring Compass Media Networks’ Anna & Raven in mornings and the CHR version of PopCrush Nights with Kayla Thomas in evenings. Imaging Director Dan Yount will host middays moving over from WKYL/WFRT-FM, while cluster Promotions Director Kendal Hahn adds afternoon host duties.

The new brand launched on April 1 after a loop of N’Sync’s “Pop”. Director of Programming JC Burton told the Frankfort State Journal, “Pop Radio 93.5 was built for the millennial generation and part of Gen Z. The best of Top 40 from the past 25 years including today’s biggest hits.”