WLKR (AM)

WLKR (1510 kHz) branded 92.9 WLKR Classic, is a commercial AM radio station in Norwalk, Ohio. It airs a classic hits radio format and is owned by Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. The studios are in Milan.

WLKR
CityNorwalk, Ohio
Broadcast areaNorth Central Ohio
Frequency1510 kHz
Branding92.9 WLKR Classic
SloganPlaying your favorites from the 60s, 70s and 80s
Programming
FormatClassic Hits
AffiliationsWestwood One
Agri Broadcast Network
Ownership
OwnerElyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.
(Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.)
WEOL, WLKR-FM, WKFM
History
First air date
March 18, 1968 (1968-03-18)
Former call signs
WLKR (1968–91)
WVAC (1991–2003)
Call sign meaning
co-founder Ed WaLKeR
Technical information
Facility ID21487
ClassD
Power500 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
41°16′49″N 82°39′26″W
Translator(s)92.9 W225DG (Norwalk)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewlkrclassic.com

WLKR is a daytimer station, powered at 500 watts, using a directional antenna. But because AM 1510 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WLAC Nashville, WLKR must sign-off at sunset. The transmitter is at the intersection of Huber Road and Lamereaux Road just outside of Norwalk.[1] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WLKR simulcasts over FM translator W225DG at 92.9 MHz. The translator continues to broadcast all night, even after WLKR is dark. In its advertising and logo, WLKR uses its FM dial position.

History

On March 18, 1968, WLKR first signed on the air. It was co-owned with 95.3 WLKR-FM, which had begun broadcasting four years earlier. The AM station became WVAC on January 28, 1991 (for the "VACationland"), and switched back to WLKR on May 30, 2002.

WLKR carried Westwood One's Adult Standards format known as"America's Best Music" until December 2004, when it switched to oldies music from Westwood One's "Oldies Channel" format. WLKR switched to sports talk in August 2006, programmed exclusively with ESPN Radio as "ESPN 1510 WLKR".

WLKR's current classic hits format was adopted in late August 2010 as "Kool Gold 1510 WLKR," taking its branding from former syndicator Dial Global's Kool Gold format (now known as Westwood One's Classic Hits format). After adding an FM translator in August 2019, the station was re-branded as "92.9 WLKR Classic."

FM translator
Broadcast translator for WLKR (AM)
Callsign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates
W225DG 92.9 MHz Norwalk 202493 240 watts 121 meters D 41°16′49″N 82°39′26″W

References
  1. Radio-Locator.com/WLKR-AM
FM translator


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