WKAO

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WKAO
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Broadcast area Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area
Frequency 91.1 MHz
BrandingWalk FM
Programming
Format Christian Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerPositive Alternative Radio, Incorporated
WPJW, WPJY, WVRR, WYMW
Technical information
Facility ID 81315
Class B1
ERP 7,000 watts
HAAT 108 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°25′11″N82°24′06″W / 38.41972°N 82.40167°W / 38.41972; -82.40167
Repeater(s) 99.3 W257EK (Charleston, West Virginia)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://walkfm.org/

WKAO (91.1 FM) is a Christian Adult Contemporaryformatted radio station licensed in Ashland, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The station is owned by Positive Alternative Radio and maintains studios on Lester Lane in Cannonsburg, Kentucky. [1] WKAO's transmitter facilities are located next to Rotary Park in eastern Huntington, West Virginia. WKAO and the Walk FM franchise are relayed across four full-power FM stations, one FM translator, and one AM station.

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References

  1. "WKAO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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