WKLX

WKLX

City	Brownsville, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Bowling Green
Frequency	100.7 MHz 99.1 MHz (WWKN)
Branding	Sam 100.7
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Commonwealth Broadcasting
Ownership
Owner	Charles M. Anderson
Sister stations	WOVO, WWKU
History
First air date	2000
Former call signs	WAUE (1997-1998)
Technical information
Facility ID	10515
Class	C2
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	184 meters
Transmitter coordinates	37°9′17″N 86°19′33″W / 37.15472°N 86.32583°W / 37.15472; -86.32583
Translator(s)	103.1 MHz W276DX (Bowling Green)
Links
Website	bowlinggreensam.com

WKLX (100.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an classic hits format. The station is licensed to Brownsville, Kentucky, United States, and it serves the Bowling Green media market. The station is currently owned by Charles M. Anderson and is a part of the Commonwealth Broadcasting group of radio stations.^[1]

History[]

The station signed on the air as WAUE on June 1, 1997. It switched to its current WKLX callsign on July 10, 1998, which is about 11 months and 9 days after its inception.^[2] It started broadcasting as an adult hits station using the branding "100.7 KLX." It was branded as "Star 100.7" during the mid-2000s. The current 100.7 Sam FM moniker was adopted in 2006. Along the way after changing their branding to Sam FM, the format evolved to classic hits.

Its transmitter is located along Kentucky Route 1749 near the Wingfield community of southwestern Edmonson County. It currently shares tower space with low-powered television station WCZU-LD, since Spring 2014.^[3]

Special Broadcasts[]

The station is the flagship station of WKU Hilltoppers basketball broadcasts from the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network.

References[]

External links[]

• WKLX in the FCC FM station database
• WKLX on Radio-Locator
• WKLX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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