WLGK (FM)
| Broadcast area | Louisville metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.7 MHz |
| Branding | 94.7 The Sound |
| Programming | |
| Format | Worship music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1995 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48371 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,300 watts |
| HAAT | 120 meters (390 ft) |
| Repeater(s) | 105.5 WLVK (Fort Knox, Kentucky) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | TheSound.radio |
WLGK (94.7 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to New Albany, Indiana, and serving the Louisville metropolitan area. It is simulcast with 105.5 WLVK Fort Knox, Kentucky. They are owned by the Word Media Group and they air a worship music format known as "The Sound."
WLGK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,300 watts. The transmitter is on Corydon Pike in Maplewood, Indiana, near Indiana State Road 62.[2]
History
[edit]The station signed on the air in 1995. Its original call sign was WAJE. In 2002, the station became co-owned with WFIA 900 AM after being acquired by the Salem Media Group, the largest Christian radio company in the U.S. It mostly simulcast the Christian talk and teaching programming of sister station WFIA 900 AM.
On December 22, 2016, the Salem Media Group announced that it would hand operation of its Louisville radio stations, including WFIA-FM, to the Word Broadcasting Network (also known as Word Media Group). It would be under a time brokerage agreement.[3] Word Broadcasting ended WFIA-FM's simulcast of WFIA 900 AM, with the AM station changing to a simulcast of Word's Contemporary Christian station WJIE-FM.[4][5]
On February 10, 2020, Word Broadcasting announced that it would take advantage of the option in its agreement to acquire the stations from Salem for $4 million.[6][7] The sale was completed on May 25, 2022.[8]
On August 7, 2023, WFIA-FM changed its format from Christian talk and teaching to worship music, branded as "94.7 The Sound".[9] It switched its call sign to WLGK on August 10.[10] Programming is simulcast in Fort Knox, Kentucky, on WLVK (105.5 FM), which had launched the format in February 2023 under a local marketing agreement (LMA).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLGK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLGK
- ^ "Salem Announces Louisville Transaction with Word Broadcasting Network". BusinessWire. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Salem May Be Putting More Stations Up For Sale". InsideRadio. March 14, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ WJIE Adds Louisville Simulcast Radioinsight - January 6, 2017
- ^ "Salem Media Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2019 Total Revenue of $64.1 Million". BusinessWire. November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Salem Sells Louisville Cluster". RadioInsight. February 10, 2020.
- ^ Kirby, Kathleen A. (June 2, 2022). "Re: Salem Communications Holding Corporation…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ a b A New Sound For Louisville Radioinsight - August 7, 2023
- ^ Fawbush, Tom (August 2, 2023). "Form 380 - Exchange Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 48371 (WLGK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLGK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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