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| Broadcast area | Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke Valley |
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| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
| Branding | Classic Country 93.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | October 9, 1961 [1] |
| Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67180 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°17′24.0″N79°55′22.0″W / 37.290000°N 79.922778°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.1 W226CN (Vinton) |
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Public license information | |
WKBA (1550 AM, "Classic Country 93.1") is a daytime only broadcast radio station licensed to Vinton, Virginia, serving Roanoke and the Roanoke Valley in Virginia. [3] WKBA is owned and operated by Brian Sizer, through licensee Backroads Radio, LLC. [4] It mostly simulcasts WBRF in Galax, Virginia.
Previously, WKBA was a religious station known as "The Ministry Station". [5]
WKBA also broadcasts on the following FM translator:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| W226CN | 93.1 FM | Vinton, Virginia | 200318 | 250 vertical | D | LMS |
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