| Broadcast area | [1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | Oldies 1450/106.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKZC, WLDN, WMLQ, WWKR, WWMN | |
| History | |
First air date | October 8, 1944 |
Call sign meaning | Karl L. Ashbacker |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10810 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 92.7 W224CA (Ludington) 106.3 W292FE (Luddington) |
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Public license information | |
WKLA is an AM radio station owned by Todd Mohr, through licensee Synergy Media, Inc. It broadcasts from Ludington, Michigan. It airs Westwood One's Good Time Oldies format and can be heard in a very small area around Ludington and Scottville.
In late 2013 and early 2014, WKLA added two FM translators to extend its reach, 92.7 W224CA in Ludington (formerly a rebroadcaster of sister station WWKR) and 107.9 W300CG in Manistee (which has since moved to a different frequency and is simulcasting WKLA's sister station WMLQ). 92.7 covers a larger coverage area than 1450 AM. WKLA is also the home of Manistee Chippewas football and basketball despite the 1450 signal not reaching Manistee itself.
As of September 2016, the station is airing the news/talk programming of sister station WLDN 98.7 FM on an assumed temporary basis pending retuning and installation of a new antenna for WLDN, as the latter's previous antenna was used to put WKLA-FM on the air on 96.3. In February 2017, WLDN returned to the air on 98.7 FM, allowing WKLA and W224CA to resume the oldies format.