WKLB 104.5FM & 1290AM is a radio station

Radio station

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  broadcasting a Rock & Country music format. Licensed to Manchester, Kentucky

Manchester, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,738 people, 778 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,148.4 people per square mile . There were 844 housing units at an average density of 557.7 per square mile...

, USA. The station is owned by Barker Broadcasting Company, and features programing from Fox News Radio

Fox News Radio

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 and the Kentucky News Network.

In 1983 WKLB received approval from the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) to increase its power to 5000 watts making it one of the most powerful AM radio stations in the Kentucky Mountains. WKLB's 5000 watt signal covers a good portion of the Kentucky Mountains. WKLB's 5000 watts station reaches out as far east as Knott County, KY. Far west as Somerset, KY. Far north as the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway in Campton, Kentucky

Campton, Kentucky

As of the census of 200, there were 44 people, 16 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density was 33.4 people per square mile . There were 29 housing units at an average density of 212.5 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.76% White, and 0.24% from...

 and as far south as Jellico, Tennessee

Jellico, Tennessee

Jellico is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,448 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jellico is located at . The city is situated amidst the Cumberland Mountains in the Elk Creek Valley, which runs perpendicular to the Tennessee-Kentucky state line...

on interstate 75.

The station has broadcast Clay County High School football basketball games since first going on the air in 1980.

Current on-air staff

• Larry "Cornbread" Barker: Swap Shop Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Fridays.
• Tyler Wolfe: Mon-Sat 4 pm - 6 pm, Swap Shop host Wednesdays & Saturdays, Sports Director, in charge of upkeep of computer automation

Monday through Saturday

• 6:00 am - Country music with news updates at 7, 8, & 9 am
• 9:00 am - Focus on the Family
• 9:30 am - Swap Shop/Trading Post(A Call in Buy, Sell, Trade, and Giveaway Show)
• 12:00 pm - The Best Mix of Rock & Country Music Computer Automated
• 4:00 pm - Drive Home Show with Tyler Wolfe with The Best Mix of Rock & Country
• 6:00 pm - The Best Mix of Rock & Country Music Computer Automated

Sundays

• 7:00 am – 4:00 pm: Local & Syndicated Religious Programming
• 4:00 pm - The Best Mix of Rock & Country Music Computer Automated