WLKB

WLKB (89.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Bay City, Michigan, it is a member of the K-LOVE radio network. The transmitter is located on Hotchkiss Drive near Delta College, and its signal reaches from the West Branch area southward to north of Flint and westward to Mount Pleasant.

WLKB

Bay City, Michigan
Broadcast area	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland
Frequency	89.1 MHz
Branding	K-LOVE
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian
Affiliations	K-LOVE
Ownership
Owner	Educational Media Foundation
History
First air date	July 1993
Former call signs	WTRK (7/23/93-12/18/06)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5064
Class	C2
Power	50,000 watts
HAAT	113 meters
Transmitter coordinates	43°33′42″N 83°58′52″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	http://www.klove.com/

The station began broadcasting in July 1993 as "The Rock" WTRK, a locally-originating Christian CHR/Rock station. The station was popular in local ratings due to providing an edgier-styled Christian music format not available elsewhere in the area at the time. However, with only 2,000 watts of power the station's signal did not reach far outside Bay City.

WTRK dropped local programming in 2004 to affiliate with Educational Media Foundation's Air 1 format. Two years later, EMF purchased the station outright and began the process of upgrading WTRK's signal from 2,000 to 50,000 watts. In December 2006, WTRK swapped programming and calls with K-Love sister station WLKB 90.9 FM licensed to Freeland, Michigan.

References

• Michiguide.com - WLKB History

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 5064 (WLKB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WLKB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database