WKRS

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WKRS

City of license	Waukegan, Illinois
Broadcast area	Lake County / Northeastern Illinois
Branding	ESPN Deportes 1220 AM
Frequency	1220 kHz
Format	Spanish Sports
Power	1,000 watts day 90 watts night
Class	D
Facility ID	10450
Transmitter coordinates	42°20′59.00″N 87°52′53.00″W / 42.3497222°N 87.8813889°W / 42.3497222; -87.8813889Coordinates: 42°20′59.00″N 87°52′53.00″W / 42.3497222°N 87.8813889°W / 42.3497222; -87.8813889
Affiliations	ESPN Deportes Radio
Owner	NextMedia Group (NM Licensing LLC)
Sister stations	WXLC
Website	espndeportes1220.com

WKRS (1220 AM, "ESPN Deportes 1220") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Sports format. Licensed to Waukegan, Illinois, USA, the station is currently owned by NextMedia Group through its licensee NM Licensing LLC, and features programing from ESPN Deportes Radio

1 Previous format
2 Change To ESPN Deportes
3 References
4 External links

Previous format [edit]

Between 1949 and 2012, WKRS had been a longtime English-language radio station broadcasting local news and information for the Lake County region. Until February 1, 2012 it carried both local and syndicated talk shows including national hosts Laura Ingraham and Dave Ramsey and local hosts Jerry & Nick, Lenny Palmer and Paul Lepeck & Company. Known as "The Voice Of Lake County" and "The Talk of Lake County", WKRS also broadcast Lake County Fielders minor league baseball games as well as high school sports for the Lake County area.

Among its alumni are Chicago TV reporters Anita Padilla and Susan Carlson.

Change To ESPN Deportes [edit]

In January 2012, it was announced that the station would drop its longtime English-Language Talk format in favor of ESPN Deportes, effective February 1, 2012.^[1]

References [edit]

^ "WKRS flips to 'Deportes 1220'". Lake County News Sun. Retrieved 2012-01-24.

External links [edit]

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