WLKR (AM)

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WLKR (AM)
WLKR
Broadcast area Norwalk, Ohio
Branding ESPN 1510 WLKR
Frequency 1510 (kHz)
First air date 1968 (as WLKR)
Format Sports/Talk
Power 500 watts (daytime-only)
Class D
Callsign meaning NorWaLK Radio
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Owner Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.
Sister stations WEOL, WLKR-AM, WLKR-FM, WKFM, WNWV
Website Located at wkfm.com

WLKR is an AM radio station licensed to Norwalk, Ohio, operating on 1510 kHz during the daytime hours only. Its transmitter is in Norwalk and studios are in Milan, along with sister stations WLKR-FM and WKFM. The station is locally owned by Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. and features a sports/talk format with ESPN Radio programming.

The station first signed on as WLKR (AM), the AM side to the FM station. It became WVAC on January 28, 1991, and switched back to WLKR on May 30, 2002. WLKR carried Westwood One's Adult Standards format until December of 2004, when it switched to oldies music (Westwood One's "Oldies Channel" format). The current sports format was adopted in August 2006.

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