KMLK
{{for|the Junction City, Arkansas radio station that held the call sign KMLK at 101.5 FM from 2000 to 2017|KLBQ (FM)}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| logo =
| name = KMLK
| city = El Dorado, Arkansas
| area = El Dorado, Arkansas
| branding = The Heart and Soul
| frequency = 98.7 MHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1963|12|23}}
| format = Urban contemporary
| erp = 14,000 watts
| haat = 91 meters
| class = C3
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 84090
| coordinates = {{coord|33.20842|-92.68789|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:US-AR}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KRIL (1963–1979)|KLBQ (1979–2017)}}"[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=19090&Callsign=KMLK19090 Call Sign History]", fcc.gov. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
| owner = Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
| sister_stations = KAGL, KDMS, KELD, KELD-FM, KIXB, KLBQ, KMRX, KVMA, KVMZ
| webcast = [https://us7.maindigitalstream.com/4078/ Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.mykmlk.com/ mykmlk.com]
}}
KMLK (98.7 FM, "The Heart and Soul") is an American radio station airing an urban contemporary format licensed to El Dorado, Arkansas. The station is owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation.[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=84090 KMLK] fcc.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2012
History
The station started life as KRIL, and aired a country format in the mid-1970s. When KRIL changed its call sign to KLBQ in 1979, the station dropped the format and flipped to a Top 40 music format under the branding "Q99". Due to major Top 40 competition in the market, the station evolved into a Hot AC format in the 1980s.Mark Murray, former 7 p.m. to midnight disc jockey In the 2010s, the station flipped back to country. On July 13, 2017, both KMLK and KLBQ swapped call signs and frequencies.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/118840/noalmark-swaps-formats-el-dorado/ Noalmark Swaps Formats in El Dorado] Radioinsight - July 17, 2017
References
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External links
{{FM station data|19090|KMLK}}
{{El Dorado Radio}}
{{Urban Radio Stations in Arkansas}}
{{Noalmark Broadcasting}}
Category:Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation radio stations
Category:Radio stations established in 1963
Category:1963 establishments in Arkansas
Category:Urban contemporary radio stations in the United States
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