KLBQ (FM)
KLBQ (101.5 FM), broadcasting as 101.5 The Hog, is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Junction City, Arkansas, United States, the station serves the El Dorado, Arkansas area. The station is currently owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation and features programming from ABC Radio.[1][2]
| City | Junction City, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | El Dorado, Arkansas |
| Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
| Branding | 101.5 The Hog |
| Slogan | The Legends of Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Country |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation |
| KELD (AM), KAGL, KMRX, KIXB, KELD-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 2000 (as KMLK) |
Former call signs | KHBX (1998-2000, CP) KMLK (2000-2017) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 85169 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,500 watts |
| HAAT | 114 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°56′10″N 92°37′29″W |
History
The station went on the air as KHBX on July 17, 1998. On August 31, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KMLK. The station moved its community of license from El Dorado to Junction City on April 21, 2017.
The station founder was Jerome Orr, who had worked for Noalmark at KELD, El Dorado and at Hobbs. Orr had recently been managing the company's then KIOL in Midland/Odessa.
On July 13, 2017, KMLK and its urban adult contemporary format moved to 98.7 FM El Dorado, swapping frequencies and call signs with country-formatted KLBQ.[3]
References
- "KLBQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KLBQ Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- Noalmark Swaps Formats El Dorado Radioinsight - July 17, 2017
External links
- KLBQ in the FCC's FM station database
- KLBQ on Radio-Locator
- KLBQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database