WLKF
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hall Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1936 |
Call sign meaning | LaKeland Florida |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 10341 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°2′27.00″N 81°56′8.00″W / 28.0408333°N 81.9355556°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.7 W244BJ (Lakeland, relays WWRZ-HD2) |
| Repeater(s) | 98.3 WWRZ-HD2 (Fort Meade) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
WLKF (1430
radio station licensed to Lakeland, Florida, and serving Central Florida. It broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by Hall Communications, Inc.[1]
By day, WLKF transmits with 5,000
FM translator W244BJ at 96.7 MHz
in Lakeland.
Programming
Weekdays on WLKF begin with a local news and information show, "Polk County Live with Len Erickson." The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of
America in the Morning
."
Weekends feature shows on money, health, Christian programming, real estate, gardening, food, technology, pets, car repair and travel. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando as well as repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with an update from ABC News Radio.
History
On May 15, 1936, the station first
NBC Red Network affiliate
. It stayed with NBC throughout the 1960s. The call letters were changed to WQPD on December 1, 1971.
In the early 1980s, another call letter change took place, switching to the current WLKF. The station began airing a
adult contemporary
sound. The format lasted until 1987 when it switched to its current Talk Radio format.
References
- ^ "WLKF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLKF
External links
- WLKF in the FCC AM station database
- WLKF in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W244BJ in the FCC FM station database
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