WKLJ | |
City: | Sparta, Wisconsin |
Area: | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Branding: | ESPN Radio 1290 |
Frequency: | 1290 kHz |
Translator: | 102.1 W271CM (Sparta) |
Airdate: | 1951 (as WCOW) |
Format: | Sports |
Power: | 5,000 watts day 59 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 61681 |
Coordinates: | 43.9683°N -90.8597°W |
Former Callsigns: | WCOW (1951–1992) |
Affiliations: | ESPN Radio |
Owner: | Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
Sister Stations: | WFBZ, WCOW-FM |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | espnlacrosse.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WKLJ (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. The station had previously run CNN news and prior to that, had simulcasted their FM sister station, WCOW-FM for many years. Licensed to Sparta, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the La Crosse area. The station is owned by Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio. It previously held the callsign WCOW from its inception until 1992.[1]
WKLJ programming is relayed to an FM translator in order to widen the coverage area, especially during nighttime hours; the translator also affords the listener the ability to listen on FM.