WKLQ AM 1490 Whitehall/Muskegon

Slogan/Positioner: Michigan Talk Network

Format: Talk

Web site:

E-mail:

Class: C
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
• from Wikipedia
• WKLQ from RadioTime.com
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher

Call Sign History:

• WKLQ: 5/26/2009
• WODJ: 7/18/2005
• WUBR: 1/19/1998
• WEFG: 9/7/1992
• WPBK: 3/14/1981
• WLRQ: 4/25/1979
• WFBC:

Call Sign Origin:

On Air Date:

Owner: Citadel Broadcasting

Telephone: (231) 759-0544

Notes/History:

• 12/2005: Format change from all-sports to primarily Talk from Michigan Talk Network
• 9/28/2005: FCC approves sale of station from Unity Broadcasting to Citadel
• 6/2005: FM 97.5 begins simulcast of AM 1490 with sports format as 'The Champ'
• 11/2004: Station sold by Unity Broadcasting to Citadel Broadcasting pending FCC approval. The $3.8 million deal also involves construction permit for FM 92.5 Newaygo, WEFG-FM 97.5, WLCS-FM 98.3, and WSHN-FM 100.1, all in the Muskegon area. Noordyk is keeping WSHN-AM 1550.
• 7/2003: Noted that the station no longer broadcasts in AM Stereo
• 5/2003: Station changes format from Adult Standards to Sports using ESPN Radio
• 10/2002: FCC approves acquisition of WLCS-FM, WEFG-FM, and WUBR-AM. Doing business as Unity Broadcasting.
• 5/2002: Deal is reached for Noordyk to take over station
• 3/2002: Owner Pyramid Broadcasting is bankrupt, license transfered to Joseph E. Cohen as trustee
• 1998: Call sign to WUBR as "The Bear"

• 19xx: Station moves from Fremont to Whitehall

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Muskegon County