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Broadcast area | Louisville metropolitan area |
Frequency | 99.3 MHz |
Branding | “K-Love” |
Programming | |
Format | Christian AC |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
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History | |
First air date | October 17, 1979 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Klove |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 48245 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 95.0 meters (311.7 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°44′26″N85°49′28″W / 37.74056°N 85.82444°W |
Translator(s) | 107.3 W899J |
Repeater(s) | Sign off |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Klove |
Website | https://www.klove.com |
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The station went on the air October 17, 1979, as WOKH on 96.7 MHz in Bardstown. [2] Befitting its call letters, the first song played on the station was My Old Kentucky Home . [3] It changed its call sign to WTHX on October 2, 2002. On August 4, 2008, the station changed its call sign to WKMO, and on June 18, 2022, it switched to WLEZ-FM. [4]
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