WBKE (AM)

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WBKE
Simulcasting WMMN Fairmont
Broadcast area
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingThe Torch
Programming
Format Conservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc.
  • (LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.)
WZST, WMMN, WRLF, WHTI, WGYE
History
First air date
 1948 (as WTCS)
Former call signs
WTCS (1948–2018)
Call sign meaning
"Blake" (former branding)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 20461
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Translator(s) 98.3 W252EF (Morgantown)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wvthetorch.com
Tower on Leonard Avenue WRLF-WTCS tower 2.jpg
Tower on Leonard Avenue

WBKE (1490 kHz, "The Torch") is a conservative talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fairmont, West Virginia, serving the Fairmont/Grafton area. WBKE is owned and operated by Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc., through licensee LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.

Contents

History

As WTCS, the station previously aired Laura Ingraham, The Dana Show , Michael Savage, Mark Levin, Joe Pags, and Red Eye Radio . [2]

On August 6, 2018, WBKE changed its format from news/talk to country, branded as "98.3 Blake FM" in reflection of its simulcast on FM translator W252EF (98.3 MHz) in Morgantown, West Virginia. [3]

On June 25, 2019, the station switched to classic hits, as "Buzz 98.3". [4] On January 6, 2025, WBKE dropped the classic its format for a simulcast of conservative talk-formatted WMMN (920 AM), branded as "The Torch". [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBKE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Weekday News Talk | 1490 WTCS". Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ WBKE Extends New Country Battle to Morgantown RadioInsight - August 6, 2018
  4. ↑ A Classic Hits Buzz For Morgantown RadioInsight - July 8, 2019
  5. ↑ Nine Overlapping Signals Equal One Torch in West Virginia Radioinsight - January 7, 2025

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