WLBJ (Kentucky)

WLBJ
Broadcast areaBowling Green, Kentucky
Frequency1340 kHz (1940–1950)
1410 kHz (1950–1991)
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
OwnerBahakel Communications[1]
History
First air date
June 25, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-06-25)[2]
Last air date
December 6, 1991 (1991-12-06)[2][3]
(51 years, 5 months and 11 days)
Technical information
ERP5,000 watts (daytime)
1,000 watts directional (nighttime)

WLBJ was the first commercial radio station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, signing-on in June 1940. The station operated at 1410 kilohertz for much of its existence.

  1. ^ World Radio History
  2. ^ a b "BG radio stations sign off the air". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. December 8, 1991. p. 4-A. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.