WUKY celebrates National Public Radio Music Day with free Justin Wells concert
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 26, 2022) — WUKY will host a FREE/LIVE concert with Lexington’s very own singer/songwriter, Justin Wells, to celebrate Public Radio Music Day beginning 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday), Oct. 26, at the WUKY Studios, located at 2640 Spurr Road. The concert will be on a first-come, first-served basis with the first 40 people admitted into the performance hall. The concert will also air live at 91.3 FM. This date is also the inauguration of WUKY’s new transmitter, which will be turned on during the show by the University of Kentucky’s School of Music Professor Everett McCorvey, director of UK Opera Theatre.
WUKY is a proud partner of noncomMUSIC Alliance and its mission to highlight public radio’s role in connecting musicians, performers and artists with the audiences like you who enjoy and support their music during Public Radio Music Day.
Each week, more than 7.5 million Americans listen to Triple A music on public radio stations like WUKY. WUKY is just one of more than 330 public radio stations that play Triple A music. WUKY is the only Triple A radio station in this market and offers the biggest variety of music in Central Kentucky.
What is Triple A? It stands for adult album alternative but it encompasses a wide variety of music such as folk, bluegrass, Celtic and gospel. You can learn more about Triple A from noncomMUSIC Alliance.
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