WKFM

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WKFM
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City Huron, Ohio
Broadcast area Sandusky/Port Clinton
Lake Erie Islands
Frequency 96.1 MHz
BrandingK-96
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Country music
Affiliations Motor Racing Network
Performance Racing Network
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting
History
First air date
January 13, 1995 (1995-01-13)
Call sign meaning
K-96 on the FM dial
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 39170
Class A
Power 3,400  watts
HAAT 133 meters (436 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°18′04″N82°29′17″W / 41.301°N 82.488°W / 41.301; -82.488
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wkfm.com

WKFM is an FM radio station licensed to Huron, Ohio, operating on 96.1 MHz. Its transmitter is in Berlin Heights and its studios are in Milan, along with sister stations WLKR-FM and WLKR (AM). The station is locally owned by Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co., [1] and features a Country format positioned on-air as "K-96." Programming is a combination of local hosts and Dial Global's Mainstream Country satellite format.

WKFM serves the Sandusky/Port Clinton/Lake Erie Islands (Vacationland) region.

While at first it was only a satellite-fed signal (carrying Westwood One's satellite country channel), this is now only the case outside drive time and at weekends. The station is also an affiliate of NASCAR programming. [2]

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