WLKR (AM)
WLKR (1510 AM) – branded 92.9 WLKR Classic – is a commercial daytime-only classic hits radio station licensed to serve Norwalk, Ohio, covering the Norwalk/Sandusky/Port Clinton market (collectively referred to as Vacationland and/or the Firelands), including Erie and Huron counties. Owned by Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co., the WLKR studios are located in Milan, while the station transmitter resides near the intersection of Huber Road and Lamereaux Road just outside of Norwalk. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WLKR simulcasts over low-power analog Norwalk translator W225DG (92.9 FM), and is also available online.
City | Norwalk, Ohio |
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Broadcast area | Sandusky/Port Clinton, Ohio Lake Erie Islands |
Branding | 92.9 WLKR Classic |
Slogan | Playing your favorites from the 60s, 70s and 80s |
Frequency | 1510 kHz |
Translator(s) | 92.9 W225DG (Norwalk) |
First air date | March 18, 1968 |
Format | Classic Hits |
Power | 500 watts (daytime only) |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 21487 |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°16′49″N 82°39′26″W |
Call sign meaning | co-founder Ed Walker |
Former call signs | WLKR (1968–91) WVAC (1991–2003) |
Affiliations | Westwood One Agri Broadcast Network |
Owner | Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. (Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.) |
Sister stations | WEOL, WLKR-FM, WKFM |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wlkrclassic |
History
The station first signed on as WLKR (AM), the AM side to the FM station. It 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 until December 2004, when it switched to oldies music (Westwood One's "Oldies Channel" format). The format changed 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
Callsign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates |
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W225DG | 92.9 MHz | Norwalk | 202493 | 240 watts | 121 meters | D | 41°16′49″N 82°39′26″W |
External links
- Official website
- FCC History Cards for WLKR
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLKR
- Radio-Locator Information on WLKR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLKR
- FM translator