WEKB
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WEKB
| logo =
| above = Simulcasts WLSI Pikeville
| city = Elkhorn City, Kentucky
| area = Pikeville, Kentucky
| branding = Peace Radio
| frequency = 1460 kHz
| translator = 104.3 W282BZ (Elkhorn City)
| airdate = 1979 (as WBPA)
| format = Contemporary Christian
| power = 5,000 watts day
114 watts night
| erp =
| haat =
| class = D
| facility_id = 32972
| coordinates = {{coord|37|18|25|N|82|19|53|W|region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WBPA (1979–2005)
| affiliations =
| owner = Lynn Parrish
| licensee = Mountain Top Media LLC
| sister_stations = WPKE, WPKE-FM, WDHR, WZLK, WXCC, WLSI, WPRT, WBTH
| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WLSI Listen Live]
| website = [https://peaceradiofm.com/ peaceradiofm.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WEKB (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Elkhorn City, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by licensee Mountain Top Media LLC; Cindy May Johnson Managing Member.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WEKB |title=WEKB Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
History
The station went on the air as WBPA on 1979-10-09. On 2005-03-23, the station changed its call sign to the current WEKB.{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=32972&Callsign=WEKB |title=WEKB Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
Previous logo
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External links
{{AM station data|32972|WEKB}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|140602|W282BZ}}
- {{FXL|W282BZ}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Kentucky}}
Category:Pike County, Kentucky
Category:Radio stations established in 1979
Category:1979 establishments in Kentucky
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