KLBQ (FM)

KLBQ (101.5 FM), broadcasting as 101.5 The Hog, is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Junction City, Arkansas, United States, the station serves the El Dorado, Arkansas area. The station is currently owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation and features programming from ABC Radio.[1][2]

KLBQ
CityJunction City, Arkansas
Broadcast areaEl Dorado, Arkansas
Frequency101.5 MHz
Branding101.5 The Hog
SloganThe Legends of Country
Programming
FormatClassic Country
AffiliationsABC Radio
Ownership
OwnerNoalmark Broadcasting Corporation
KELD (AM), KAGL, KMRX, KIXB, KELD-FM
History
First air date
2000 (as KMLK)
Former call signs
KHBX (1998-2000, CP)
KMLK (2000-2017)
Technical information
Facility ID85169
ClassA
ERP4,500 watts
HAAT114 meters
Transmitter coordinates
32°56′10″N 92°37′29″W

History

The station went on the air as KHBX on July 17, 1998. On August 31, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KMLK. The station moved its community of license from El Dorado to Junction City on April 21, 2017.

The station founder was Jerome Orr, who had worked for Noalmark at KELD, El Dorado and at Hobbs. Orr had recently been managing the company's then KIOL in Midland/Odessa.

On July 13, 2017, KMLK and its urban adult contemporary format moved to 98.7 FM El Dorado, swapping frequencies and call signs with country-formatted KLBQ.[3]

References
  1. "KLBQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KLBQ Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. Noalmark Swaps Formats El Dorado Radioinsight - July 17, 2017


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