| City of license | Manchester, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Branding | "The Double Shot" |
| Frequency | 104.5FM & 1290AM kHz |
| First air date | 1980 |
| Format | Rock & Country Music |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 34 watts night |
| HAAT | 351.0 meters |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 3964 |
| Callsign meaning | KLB = Country 'Club', once used on[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio, Kentucky News Network. |
| Owner | Barker Broadcasting Company, |
| Webcast | no |
WKLB 104.5FM & 1290AM is a radio station broadcasting a Rock & Country music format. Licensed to Manchester, Kentucky, USA. The station is owned by Barker Broadcasting Company, and features programing from Fox News Radio and the Kentucky News Network.[2]
In 1983 WKLB received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase its power to 5000 watts making it one of the most powerful AM radio stations in the Kentucky Mountains. WKLB's 5000 watt signal covers a good portion of the Kentucky Mountains. WKLB's 5000 watts station reaches out as far east as Knott County, KY. Far west as Somerset, KY. Far north as the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway in Campton, Kentucky and as far south as Jellico, Tennessee on interstate 75.
The station has broadcast Clay County High School football basketball games since first going on the air in 1980.
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