WLRS (AM)

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For the Shepherdsville, Kentucky radio station that held the call sign WLRS at 105.1 FM from 2000 to 2013, see WESI.

WLRS
City of license	Eminence, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Louisville, Kentucky
Branding	NewsTalk 1570
Frequency	1600 kHz
Format	News/Talk (WNDA simulcast)
Power	320 watts (day)
Class	D
Facility ID	64024
Transmitter coordinates	38°21′9.00″N 85°11′9.00″W / 38.3525000°N 85.1858333°W / 38.3525000; -85.1858333
Former callsigns	WKXF (1986-1990) WXLN (1990-1991) WKXF (1991-2002) WTSZ (2002-2012) WLUE (2012-2013)
Owner	New Albany Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newstalk1570.com

WLRS (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Eminence, Kentucky, USA, the station serves the Louisville, Kentucky, area. The station is currently owned by New Albany Broadcasting Co., Inc.^[1]

History

The station was assigned the call letters WKXF on 1986-09-17. On 1990-08-01, the station changed its call sign to WXLN, on 1991-06-14 to WKXF, on 2002-01-04 to WTSZ, on 2012-01-20 to WLUE, and on 2013-02-06 to the current WLRS.^[2]

On September 26, 2011, the then-WTSZ changed their format to news/talk, branded as "NewsTalk 1570" (simulcasting WNDA 1570 AM New Albany, Indiana).

References

↑ "WLRS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WLRS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WLRS

Radio-Locator Information on WLRS

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLRS

v t e Radio stations in the Louisville Metropolitan Area

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By AM frequency	620 680 790 840 900 940 970 1040 1080 1220 1240 1270 1350 1450 1550 1570 1600

NOAA Weather Radio frequencies	162.450 162.475 162.5 162.550

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Defunct	WXBH-LP 92.7

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v t e News/Talk Radio Stations in the state of Kentucky

Stations:	WGTK - Louisville WHAS - Louisville WHIR - Danville WKCT - Bowling Green WKYH - Paintsville WKYX - Paducah WLAP - Lexington WLRS - Eminence WNGO - Mayfield WVLK - Lexington WVLK-FM - Richmond

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