WKLX

WKLX (100.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. The station is licensed to Brownsville, Kentucky, United States, and it serves the Bowling Green media market. The station is currently owned by Charles M. Anderson and is a part of the Commonwealth Broadcasting group of radio stations.[1]

WKLX
Broadcast areaBowling Green, Kentucky
Frequency100.7 MHz
BrandingSam 100.7
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsCommonwealth Broadcasting
Ownership
OwnerCharles M. Anderson
WOVO, WWKU
History
First air date
2000
Former call signs
WAUE (1997-1998)
Technical information
Facility ID10515
ClassC2
ERP16,000 watts
HAAT184 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°9′17″N 86°19′33″W
Repeater(s)99.1 WWKN (Morgantown)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitebowlinggreensam.com

The station's transmitter is located along Kentucky Route 1749 near the Wingfield community of southwestern Edmonson County; it was the only broadcasting station transmitting from that tower until Spring 2014, when it began sharing tower space with low-powered television station WCZU-LD.[2]

History

The station signed on the air as WAUE on June 1, 1997. It switched to its current WKLX callsign on July 10, 1998, which is about 11 months and 9 days after its inception.[3] It started broadcasting as an adult hits station using the branding "100.7 KLX." It was branded as "Star 100.7" during the mid-2000s. The current "100.7 Sam FM" moniker was adopted in 2006. Along the way after changing their branding to Sam FM, the format changed formats to classic hits.

Special broadcasts

The station is the flagship station of WKU Hilltoppers basketball broadcasts from the Hilltopper Sports Network.[4] WKLX, along with Plum Springs-licensed WWKU are co-flagships for that network's coverage of the university's football games. [5]

References
  1. WKLX Facility Record United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "RabbitEars.Info".
  3. WKLX Call Sign History. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. 2021-22 Hilltopper Basketball Media Guide, p. 10.
  5. 2021 WKU Football Media Guide, p. 6.


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