WKMS
WKMS-FM is the NPR-affiliated public radio station licensed by Murray State University. We broadcast on 91.3 FM regionwide, 90.9 WKMD Madisonville, 89.5 WKMT Fulton. Our All-Classical service is 88.9 FM Murray, 92.5 FM Paducah and 93.1 FM Madisonville. WKMS Music is available on WKMS HD-3, WKMD HD-3 and 102.9 FM in Madisonville. We also stream online at wkms.org and our services can be heard on HD radios. We're located at 2018 University Station, Murray, Kentucky. Call 800-599-4737 or email wkms@murraystate.edu.www.wkms.org
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Oct 5, 2026
Bill BryantHOST
I'm Bill Bryant, and we welcome you to Comment on Kentucky, a look back at and some analysis of the week's news in the Commonwealth.
Bill BryantHOST
And the guests on our panel of working Kentucky journalists tonight are Keely Doll, state politics reporter for the Courier-Journal, Liam Niemeyer, reporter for the Kentucky Lantern, and joining us virtually is Derek Oprahly, news director for WKMS in Murray.
Bill BryantHOST
Also tonight, a Kentucky lawmaker says the legislature may need to act on college sports and NIL if Congress fails to.
Bill BryantHOST
But let's get right to the tragic loss of a Kentucky State Police trooper, Aiden Phillips, a husband and father who joined KSP in 2023.
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Derek OperlePANELIST
Uh, it's an hour long.
Derek OperlePANELIST
It's gonna come out, uh, in, in just a couple of weeks.
Derek OperlePANELIST
It'll hit on demand on October 12th, and then it'll air live on WKMS on, on the 15th.
Derek OperlePANELIST
But effectively, it's a look back at the legacy of what I consider to be one of the most important films ever made in the state of Kentucky.
Sally EvansHOST
October 15th marks 50 years since the premiere of Harlan County, USA, the Academy Award-winning documentary that shined a light on an eastern Kentucky coal mining community and their fight for a union contract.
Sally EvansHOST
For the Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom, WKMS News Director Derek Operly spoke with director Barbara Koppel about the film's lasting legacy.
Derek OperlyCORRESPONDENT
Talk to me about how you first became aware of what was happening on the ground in Appalachia in the early 70s.
Barbara KoppleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I heard on NPR that a whole movement was starting to happen known as Miners for Democracy.
Teresa WillsHOST
In recent years, physicians across the country have monitored surges of a condition known as alpha-gal syndrome, which can cause allergic reactions to red meat.
Teresa WillsHOST
Hannah Saad with Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom member station WKMS reports that now farmers, restaurateurs, and the afflicted are flocking to a new source of protein.
Hannah SaadCORRESPONDENT
Driving around the hills of rural central Kentucky, you might expect to see horses, cows, or chickens.
Hannah SaadCORRESPONDENT
But Danville's Alpha Roost Farms is home to another kind of livestock, ostriches.