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{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WXAM
| name = WLCB
| image =
| logo = File:WLCB Abe 93.7.webp
| city = [[Buffalo, Kentucky]]
| city = [[Buffalo, Kentucky]]
| area =
| area = [[Hodgenville, Kentucky]]
| branding = ''ESPN Radio 1430''
| branding = ''Abe 93.7''
| slogan =
| frequency = 1430 [[kHz]]
| frequency = 1430 [[kHz]]
| translator = 93.7 W229DB (Buffalo)
| repeater =
| airdate = [[1974 in radio|1974]]
| airdate = 1974
| format = [[Classic Country]]
| share =
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>42 [[watt]]s night
| share as of =
| erp =
| share source =
| haat =
| format = [[Sports radio|Sports]]
| class = D
⚫
| facility_id = 40213
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>42 [[watt]]s night
⚫
| coordinates = {{coord|37|31|49.00|N|85|42|49.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
⚫
| erp =
| callsign_meaning =
| haat =
| former_callsigns = WLCB (1974–1987)<br>WXAM (1987–2018)
| class = D
| affiliations = [[LaRue County High School]]<ref name="Sports">{{cite web|url=https://www.abe937.com/lchs-sports|title=Sports|publisher=Lincoln Radio, LLC|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref>
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| facility_id = 40213
⚫
| owner = Cale and Tracy Tharp
⚫
| coordinates = {{coord|37|31|49.00|N|85|42|49.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| licensee = Lincoln Radio, LLC
| former_callsigns =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [https://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WXAM Listen Live]
| affiliations = [[ESPN Radio]]
| owner = Elizabethtown Cbc, Inc.
| website = [https://www.abe937.com abe937.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| licensee =
}}
| sister_stations =

| webcast =
'''WLCB''' (1430 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[classic country]]–[[Radio format|formatted]] [[radio station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Buffalo, Kentucky|Buffalo]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]], and primarily serving the [[Hodgenville, Kentucky|Hodgenville]] area. The station is owned by Cale and Tracy Tharp, through licensee Lincoln Radio, LLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WLCB |title=WLCB Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> WLCB's [[Recording studio#Radio studio|studios]] are on North Lincoln Boulevard in Hodgenville, while its [[Transmission tower|transmitter facilities]] are located off Keith Road southeast of town near the [[Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site]].
| website = [http://www.espnradio1430.net espnradio1430.net]

In order to offer a companion service on [[FM broadcasting|FM]], WLCB is relayed on a [[Broadcast relay station|translator]] station: '''W229DB'''. That station's transmitter is located on the south side of Hodgenville.

==History==
WLCB went on-the-air in 1974 as a country station. It would be purchased in 1983 by Bill Evans and Keith Reising, founders and owners of [[WQXE]] (106.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], now 98.3) in [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky]]. Under the new ownership, the call letters were changed to '''WXAM''' ('''X'''-citing '''AM''' radio) and the station adopted a [[soft rock]] format. WLCB would come to be owned by Broadcast Partners, Inc., led by Mark Goodman.<ref name="Towers">{{cite book|last=Nash|first=Francis M.|title=Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State|date=1995|publisher=Kentucky Broadcasters Association and Host Communications|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Towers-Over-Kentucky-Nash-1995.pdf|pages=132–133|isbn=1-879688-93-X}}</ref>

On May 4, 2018, Lincoln Radio closed on the acquisition of WXAM from Steve Newberry's Commonwealth Broadcasting for $96,000. On May 21, 2018, the new owners changed the station's format from sports to classic country, branded as "Abe 93.7" (simulcast on FM translator W229DB Buffalo) under new '''WLCB''' calls.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/168544/abe-93-7-launches-in-central-kentucky/ Abe 93.7 Launches in Central Kentucky] Radioinsight - May 23, 2018</ref>

==Translator==
WLCB is rebroadcast on one translator station:

{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WLCB
| width = 9

| call1 = W229DB
| freq1 = 93.7
| city1 = Buffalo, Kentucky
| fid1 = 200106
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 89
| class1 = D
| coord1 = {{coord|37|33|17|N|85|44|10|W|}}
}}
}}
'''WXAM''' (1430 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Buffalo, Kentucky]], United States. The station is owned by Elizabethtown Cbc, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WXAM |title=WXAM Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{AM station data|WXAM}}
{{AM station data|40213|WLCB}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|200106|W229DB}}
*{{FXL|W229DB}}


{{Sports Radio Stations in Kentucky}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Kentucky}}
{{ESPN Kentucky}}


[[Category:Radio stations in Kentucky|XAM]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Kentucky|LCB (AM)]]
[[Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States]]




Latest revision as of 14:44, 18 July 2024

WLCB
Broadcast areaHodgenville, Kentucky
Frequency1430 kHz
BrandingAbe 93.7
Programming
FormatClassic Country
AffiliationsLaRue County High School[1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Cale and Tracy Tharp
  • (Lincoln Radio, LLC)
History
First air date
1974
Former call signs
WLCB (1974–1987)
WXAM (1987–2018)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID40213
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
42 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°31′49.00″N 85°42′49.00″W / 37.5302778°N 85.7136111°W / 37.5302778; -85.7136111
Translator(s)93.7 W229DB (Buffalo)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteabe937.com

WLCB (1430 AM) is a classic country–formatted radio station licensed to Buffalo, Kentucky, United States, and primarily serving the Hodgenville area. The station is owned by Cale and Tracy Tharp, through licensee Lincoln Radio, LLC.[3] WLCB's studios are on North Lincoln Boulevard in Hodgenville, while its transmitter facilities are located off Keith Road southeast of town near the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site.

In order to offer a companion service on FM, WLCB is relayed on a translator station: W229DB. That station's transmitter is located on the south side of Hodgenville.

History

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WLCB went on-the-air in 1974 as a country station. It would be purchased in 1983 by Bill Evans and Keith Reising, founders and owners of WQXE (106.7 FM, now 98.3) in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Under the new ownership, the call letters were changed to WXAM (X-citing AM radio) and the station adopted a soft rock format. WLCB would come to be owned by Broadcast Partners, Inc., led by Mark Goodman.[4]

On May 4, 2018, Lincoln Radio closed on the acquisition of WXAM from Steve Newberry's Commonwealth Broadcasting for $96,000. On May 21, 2018, the new owners changed the station's format from sports to classic country, branded as "Abe 93.7" (simulcast on FM translator W229DB Buffalo) under new WLCB calls.[5]

Translator

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WLCB is rebroadcast on one translator station:

Broadcast translator for WLCB
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W229DB 93.7 FM Buffalo, Kentucky 200106 250 89 m (292 ft) D 37°33′17″N 85°44′10″W / 37.55472°N 85.73611°W / 37.55472; -85.73611 LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Sports". Lincoln Radio, LLC. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLCB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WLCB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Kentucky Broadcasters Association and Host Communications. pp. 132–133. ISBN 1-879688-93-X.
  5. ^ Abe 93.7 Launches in Central Kentucky Radioinsight - May 23, 2018
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