WKLA AM 1450 Ludington

Slogan/Positioner: TalkRadio 1450

Format: News-Talk

Web site: www.wkla.com

E-Mail: visit web site

Class: C
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 1,000 watts / 1, omnidirectional
Unlimited operations

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WKLA from Wikipedia
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher

Call Sign History:

• WKLA

Call Sign Origin: Karl L. Ashbacker (original owner)

On Air Date: October 8, 1944

Owner: Lake Michigan Broadcasting

Telephone: (231) 843-3438

Notes/History:

• 1996: Owner Chickering & Associates sells stations to Lake Michigan Broadcasting.
• 1971: WKLA-FM begins operations.
• 1949: New owner is Raymond A. Plank, eventually owned by Thomas Plank.
• 1944: On-air, owned by Karl Ashbacker who had previously owned WKBZ in Ludington and had moved that station to Muskegon.

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Mason County

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