KWLE

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KWLE
Broadcast area Skagit County
Frequency 1340 kHz
Branding"Radio Punjab"
Programming
Format Punjabi music, talk and news
Ownership
OwnerNew Age Media Ltd.
KRPA
History
Former call signs
KAGT, KLKI [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 29237
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
48°29′44″N122°36′15″W / 48.49556°N 122.60417°W / 48.49556; -122.60417
Translator(s) 101.9 MHz  K270CL (Bellingham)
Links
Public license information
Website Official website

KWLE (1340 AM) is a radio station carries Punjabi music talk and news. Previously carry Adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Anacortes, Washington, United States, it serves the Skagit County, Washington area. The station is currently owned by New Age Media Ltd. [3]

They also broadcast local Anacortes sporting events. It is mostly heard in the Skagit County area. [4]

KWLE was formerly KLKI, playing standards similar to Seattle station KIXI. The format change in December 2007 angered many loyal listeners, who complained that they no longer had a local outlet to hear "Standards". [5]

The station is also simulcast on KRPA Oak Harbor, Washington.

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References

  1. Call Sign History. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved on 2008-06-13.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KWLE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. KWLE KRPA simulcast flips to Punjabi Music https://pugetsound.media/2019/09/09/kwle-krpa-simulcast-flips-to-punjabi-music
  4. Whale of a Change for KLKI http://www.goskagit.com/index.php/news/article/whale_of_a_change_klki_has_new_name_and_format/ Archived June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Herald Letters to the Editor 12/17/07 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 23, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)