AC and country On January 23, 1989, the station
signed on as WKGG. It
simulcast the
adult contemporary format heard on 103.1
WTOJ in Watertown, but with commercials aimed at listeners in Kingston. In late 1993, the station went
silent. In 1997, Garry MC Colman returned the station to the air. Its
call sign was WBDR and it aired a
contemporary hit radio (CHR)
format as
The Border. In late 1997, 102.7 started simulcasting on 106.7 to better serve Watertown. After the split of the "Border" simulcast in August 2006, it flipped to
country after Kingston station
CFMK-FM changed formats to
adult hits, with
106.7 continuing the "Border" format. It began calling itself
KIX-FM, using the call letters WKXX.
The Lake and Kiss In December 2007, the station began
stunting with all-
Christmas music. This lasted until January 2, 2008, when the station switched to
adult standards. The "KIX-FM" country format moved to
CKXC-FM at the same time. On February 26, 2008, WBDR changed its call sign to WLYK. In September 2012, WLYK flipped back to
adult contemporary, maintaining its prior branding as
The Lake. On September 12, 2013, WLYK flipped back to CHR branded as
Kiss 102.7, adopting the "Kiss" branding used by
Rogers Media's
CHR outlets.
Lake FM, Wow FM On February 28, 2023, ahead of a proposed ownership change, WLYK dropped the CHR format and began
stunting as "102.7 The Pole", featuring
rock,
hip hop, and
pop music played in
strip clubs. The stunt attracted the attention of a strip club in Kingston, which was bombarded with calls from listeners suggesting that they partner with the station. On March 17, 2023, the station relaunched as
102.7 Lake FM; it was positioned as a gold-based adult contemporary format featuring hit music from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. On July 24, 2024, WLYK flipped to
classic hits as
102.7 Wow FM, adding market veterans Big G & Matty (who were formerly heard on
CKXC-FM from 2004 to 2020) as its morning show and the syndicated
Throwback Nation in evenings. The flip removed a degree of redundancy with future hot AC sister station
CFLY-FM, which
My Broadcasting Corporation (a sister to the station's current operator) was acquiring from
Bell Media. In August 2024, it was announced that the station would become the new radio home of the
Kingston Frontenacs of the
Ontario Hockey League beginning in the 2024–25 season. In 2025, Big G & Matty moved to new sister station
CKLC-FM, and were replaced by the syndicated
Joey & Lauren. ==Ownership and management==