WBKO

WBKO
Bowling Green, Kentucky; United States;
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF); Virtual: 13;
Branding	WBKO 13; WBKO News
Programming
Affiliations	13.1: ABC; 13.2: Fox; 13.3: CW+; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
History
First air date	June 3, 1962; (62 years ago)
Former call signs	WLTV (1962–1971)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1962–2009); Digital: 33 (UHF, 2001–2009);
Former affiliations	Independent (1962–1967); UPN (Star Trek: Voyager only, 1995); Circle (DT4, 2022–2023);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4692
ERP	46.5 kW
HAAT	220.5 m (723 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°3′49.4″N 86°26′6.7″W / 37.063722°N 86.435194°W
Translator(s)	WBGS-LD 34.2 Bowling Green
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wbko.com

WBKO (channel 13) is a television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC, Fox, and The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Telemundo affiliate WBGS-LD (channel 34). The two stations maintain studios on Russellville Road (US 68/KY 80) near its junction with Interstate 165 on the west side of Bowling Green. The transmitter facility is located along Kentucky Route 185 (Richardsville Road) in unincorporated northern Warren County.

WBKO went on the air in 1962 as WLTV; after five years without a network affiliation, it has been aligned with ABC since 1967. In 1969, WLTV's tower was blown off its base in a dynamiting incident. The station was sold the next year and new transmission facilities built, emerging as the only source of television news and information for much of south-central Kentucky for most of its history. It has been owned by Gray since 2002.

^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Host Communications Incorporated. ISBN 9781879688933. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ "Sunday Prime Time". The Park City Daily News. February 19, 1995. p. 10-D. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WBKO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Cite error: The named reference rei was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[nash-1] Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Host Communications Incorporated. ISBN 9781879688933. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via World Radio History.

[Park950219-2] "Sunday Prime Time". The Park City Daily News. February 19, 1995. p. 10-D. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Facility Technical Data for WBKO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[rei-4] Cite error: The named reference rei was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Bowling Green, Kentucky United States

Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13
Branding	WBKO 13; WBKO News
Programming
Affiliations	13.1: ABC 13.2: Fox 13.3: CW+ for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
History
First air date	June 3, 1962 (62 years ago) (1962-06-03)^[1]
Former call signs	WLTV (1962–1971)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1962–2009) Digital: 33 (UHF, 2001–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1962–1967) UPN (Star Trek: Voyager only, 1995)^[2] Circle (DT4, 2022–2023)
Technical information^[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4692
ERP	46.5 kW
HAAT	220.5 m (723 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°3′49.4″N 86°26′6.7″W / 37.063722°N 86.435194°W / 37.063722; -86.435194
Translator(s)	WBGS-LD 34.2 Bowling Green^[4]
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wbko.com