WBKO

WBKO


Channels
BrandingWBKO 13; WBKO News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
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)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4692
ERP46.5 kW
HAAT220.5 m (723 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°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
Websitewww.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.

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