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WKLB / W283AH
Frequency104.5FM & 1290AM kHz
Branding"The Double Shot"
Programming
FormatRock & Roll, Country and Contemporary Christian music
AffiliationsKentucky News Network.
Ownership
Owner
  • Robert Rodgers and Curt Davis
  • (Sonshine Broadcasting Company, Ltd.)
History
First air date
1980
Call sign meaning
KLB = Country 'Club', once used on[1]
Technical information
Facility IDAM: 3964
FM: 155902
ClassAM: D
FM: D
PowerAM: 5,000 watts day
34 watts night
FM: 100 watts
HAATFM: 202.3 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°8′15.00″N 83°46′50.00″W / 37.1375000°N 83.7805556°W / 37.1375000; -83.7805556
Repeater(s)W283AH 104.5 MHz
Links
Webcastno
Websitehttp://wklbradio.com/

WKLB 104.5FM & 1290AM is a radio station broadcasting a Rock & Roll, Country and Contemp Christian format. Licensed to Manchester, Kentucky, USA. The station is owned by Robert Rodgers and Curt Davis, through licensee Sonshine Broadcasting Company, Ltd., 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, boys & girls basketball games since first going on the air in 1980. WKLB 1290/104.5 also has exclusive rights to the University of Kentucky football and Men's & Women's basketball via contract with IMG.

Current Staff

General Manager - Mike Listermann

Sales & Air Personality - Constance "Honeybee" Banet Swap Shop Host on Monday & Thursday

Sales & Air Personality - Wayne "Action Jackson" Harris Swap Shop Host on Wednesday & Saturday Control Board Operator during Live Remotes and Sports Broadcast

Broadcast schedule

Monday through Saturday

  • 6:00 am - 9:00 am Various programming
  • 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Swap Shop/Trading Post A Call in Buy, Sell, Trade, and Giveaway Show
  • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Rush Limbaugh Show
  • 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Dave Ramsey Show
  • 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Music request show with Wayne "Action Jackson" Harris


References

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "WKLB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.