Broadcast area | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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Frequency | 1290 kHz |
Branding | ESPN Radio 1290 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
WFBZ, WCOW-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1951 (as WCOW) |
Former call signs | WCOW (1951–1992) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 61681 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts day 59 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°58′6.00″N 90°51′35.00″W / 43.9683333°N 90.8597222°W |
Translator(s) | 102.1 W271CM (Sparta) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | espnlacrosse.com |
WKLJ (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. The station had previously run CNN news and prior to that, had simulcasted their FM sister station, WCOW-FM for many years. Licensed to Sparta, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the La Crosse area. The station is owned by Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio. It previously held the callsign WCOW from its inception until 1992.[2]