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| Broadcast area | Lexington Metro Area Central Kentucky |
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| Frequency | 630 kHz |
| Branding | Newsradio 630 WLAP |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Premiere Networks Compass Media Networks UK Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBUL-FM, WKQQ, WLKT, WMXL, WWTF | |
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1922 (in Louisville, moved to Lexington on March 17, 1934) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68209 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°7′25″N 84°26′45″W / 38.12361°N 84.44583°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WLAP.iheart.com/ |
WLAP (630 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the Central Kentucky region. It airs a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[2] The studios and offices are on Nicolasville Road in Lexington.[3]
By day, WLAP transmits with 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on AM 630 at night when radio waves travel further, WLAP reduces power to 1,000 watts. A directional antenna is used at all times. The transmitter is on Russell Cave Road in Lexington.[4] WLAP has a four-tower array.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLAP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WLAP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WLAP.iheart.com/contact
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLAP