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University of Kentucky



The University of Kentucky is currently served by two independent FM stations. The first, 91.3 FM WUKY, is an Triple-A station and was the first university-owned FM radio station in the United States and Kentucky's first public radio station.[45] The operations started on October 17, 1940 as WBKY out of Beattyville, although the station moved five years later to Lexington.[45]

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department was the home of one of the earliest college amateur radio stations in the United States, beginning with W4JP that began continuous operation prior to World War I. The station broadcasted until amateur radio licenses were granted by the US Government.[46] In 1971, the station was one of the first to carry NPR's "All Things Considered" and helped debut National Public Radio, changing its call letters to WUKY in 1989 to better reflect its affiliation with the university. In 2007, it became the first Lexington radio station to broadcast in high-definition digital radio.[45]

The second is 88.1 FM WRFL which has been in operation since 1988.[47] WRFL is operated by students and broadcasts live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and features music that is spread across most genres.

The campus is also served by the Kentucky Kernel, a student-run, financially independent daily newspaper, with the first issue published in 1915.[48] The official yearbook of the University of Kentucky is the Kentuckian, first published in 1906.[8] The Kentuckian was preceded by at least one previous book, the Echo.

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Alumni

Main article: List of University of Kentucky alumni

The university has over 140,246 alumni in the state of Kentucky,[49] 216,737 in the United States,[50] and 1,119 internationally.[51] The University of Kentucky Alumni Association is the primary affiliation for former students and faculty, and is located at the corner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue. The building, dedicated in 1963, is named for Helen G. King, the first permanent director of the association and was former "Miss University of Kentucky." The association also meets at Spindletop Hall, a large mansion along Iron Works Pike, which serves as a central alumni gathering point.[52]

The University of Kentucky boasts five governors, including current Governor of Kentucky Steve Beshear, current Governor of Ohio Ted Strickland, and former governors Ernie Fletcher, Paul E. Patton and Tom Jefferson Terral, and former governor, U.S. Senator and Commissioner of Major League Baseball Albert "Happy" Chandler. It also claims Ken Lucas, a former U.S. representative from the commonwealth's fourth congressional district, current U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, Carol Gatton, an automobile dealer executive and donor of the largest gift ever to the university, and Paul Chellgren, Chairman and CEO of Ashland Inc..[53] The university was also the home of Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, a scientist and winner of the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and William Lipscomb, 1976 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[8]

Thomas Hunt Morgan, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and father of modern genetics

Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator, current Senate Minority Leader

Ashley Judd, actress

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Fact Booklet 2006-2007. University of Kentucky (2006).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g University of Kentucky Traditions and songs. University of Kentucky (2007-05-25).
  4. ^ a b c d e f g History Briefs. University of Kentucky (2007-05-23). Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
  5. ^ a b "America's Best Colleges 2008", U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  6. ^ a b Consolidated Financial Statements. University of Kentucky (2006-06-30).
  7. ^ a b c d Todd, Lee (28 February 2007). UK Reaching Top 20 Critical to Moving Kentucky Forward. University of Kentucky.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o A Chronology of UK. University of Kentucky Special Collections & Digital Programs Division (2 January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  9. ^ agResearch. University of Kentucky College of Agriculture (2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
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  14. ^ a b Future of Pharmacy. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital (13 April 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
  15. ^ Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital (17 November 2006).
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  17. ^ a b c d Jester, Art (21 April 2007), “Todd backing partner benefits”, Herald-Leader: A1 
  18. ^ “Summary of UK's Domestic Partner Benefits Proposal”, Herald-Leader: A7, 13 January 2007 
  19. ^ “A fairer system - UK should approve domestic-partner benefits”, Herald-Leader: A14, 18 January 2007 
  20. ^ Nelson, Richard (19 February 2007). Domestic partnership debate hits home. The Family Foundation of Kentucky. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
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  22. ^ Stamper, John (8 March 2007), “Ban on domestic partner benefits fails”, Herald-Leader: A1 
  23. ^ Stamper, John (2 March 2007), “Partner benefits bill called a charade”, Herald-Leader: A1 
  24. ^ "Attorney General Issues Opinion On Same-Sex Benefits", WLKY-TV, 1 June 2007. 
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  26. ^ Gilmore, Amanda. "Merger of ACC, ATC completed", The Independent (Ashland), 1 July 2003. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 
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  32. ^ Two College of Agriculture Departments Rank in Top 10 Nationally. USAgNet (2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
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  34. ^ a b College of Medicine Facts. University of Kentucky College of Medicine (2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
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  37. ^ America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Top Business Schools. U.S. News & World Report (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
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  44. ^ UK Interfraternity Council (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
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  46. ^ The University of Kentucky Amateur Radio Club. University of Kentucky College of Engineering. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  47. ^ "About", WRFL. Retrieved on 2007-05-08. 
  48. ^ General Information. Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
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  50. ^ Alumni across the nation. University of Kentucky Alumni Association (January 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  51. ^ Alumni around the world. University of Kentucky Alumni Association (January 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
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  53. ^ Scharfenberger, John. "Twenty to be inducted into UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni", University of Kentucky, 10 April 2000. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 

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