WKLB (AM)
| City of license | Manchester, Kentucky |
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| Branding | "The Double Shot" |
| Frequency | 104.5FM & 1290AM kHz |
| First air date | 1980 |
| Format | Rock & Country Music |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 34 watts night |
| HAAT | 351.0 meters |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 3964 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°8′15.00″N 83°46′50.00″W / 37.1375°N 83.78056°W |
| Callsign meaning | KLB = Country 'Club', once used on[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio, Kentucky News Network. |
| Owner | Barker Broadcasting Company, |
| Webcast | no |
WKLB 104.5FM & 1290AM is a radio station broadcasting a Rock & Country music format. Licensed to Manchester, Kentucky, USA. The station is owned by Barker Broadcasting Company, and features programing from Fox News Radio and the Kentucky News Network.[2]
In 1983 WKLB received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase its power to 5000 watts making it one of the most powerful AM radio stations in the Kentucky Mountains.[citation needed] WKLB's 5000 watt signal covers a good portion of the Kentucky Mountains. WKLB's 5000 watts station reaches out as far east as Knott County, KY. Far west as Somerset, KY. Far north as the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway in Campton, Kentucky and as far south as Jellico, Tennessee on interstate 75.[citation needed]
The station has broadcast Clay County High School football basketball games since first going on the air in 1980.
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[edit] Current on-air staff
- Larry "Cornbread" Barker: Swap Shop Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Fridays.
- Tyler Wolfe: Mon-Sat 4 pm - 6 pm, Swap Shop host Wednesdays & Saturdays, Sports Director, in charge of upkeep of computer automation
[edit] Broadcast schedule
[edit] Monday through Saturday
- 6:00 am - Country music with news updates at 7, 8, & 9 am
- 9:00 am - Focus on the Family
- 9:30 am - Swap Shop/Trading Post(A Call in Buy, Sell, Trade, and Giveaway Show)
- 12:00 pm - The Best Mix of Rock & Country Music Computer Automated
- 4:00 pm - Drive Home Show with Tyler Wolfe with The Best Mix of Rock & Country
- 6:00 pm - The Best Mix of Rock & Country Music Computer Automated
[edit] Sundays
- 7:00 am – 4:00 pm: Local & Syndicated Religious Programming
- 4:00 pm - The Best Mix of Rock & Country Music Computer Automated
[edit] References
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html.
- ^ "WKLB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WKLB.
