KLBQ (FM) explained

KLBQ
City:Junction City, Arkansas
Area:El Dorado, Arkansas
Branding:101.5 The Hog
Frequency:101.5 MHz
Format:Classic Country
Erp:4,500 watts
Haat:114 meters
Class:A
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:85169
Coordinates:32.9361°N -92.6247°W
Affiliations:Westwood One
Owner:Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation
Sister Stations:KELD (AM), KAGL, KMRX, KIXB, KELD-FM

KLBQ (101.5 FM), broadcasting as 101.5 The Hog, is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Junction City, Arkansas, United States, the station serves the El Dorado, Arkansas area. The station is currently owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation and features programming from ABC Radio.[1] [2]

History

The station went on the air as KHBX on July 17, 1998. On August 31, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KMLK. The station moved its community of license from El Dorado to Junction City on April 21, 2017.

The station founder was Jerome Orr, who had worked for Noalmark at KELD, El Dorado and at Hobbs. Orr had recently been managing the company's then KIOL in Midland/Odessa.

On July 13, 2017, KMLK and its urban adult contemporary format moved to 98.7 FM El Dorado, swapping frequencies and call signs with country-formatted KLBQ.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KLBQ Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: KLBQ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  3. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/118840/noalmark-swaps-formats-el-dorado/ Noalmark Swaps Formats El Dorado