WKLR

{{short description|Radio station in Fort Gregg-Adams–Richmond, Virginia}}

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{{For|the station using the call letters WKLR and WKLR-FM in Toledo Ohio, from 1967 to 1986|WKKO}}

{{For|the station using the call letters WKLR in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1987 to 1994|WIBC (FM)}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WKLR

| logo = WKLR-FM 2014.png

| city = Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia | country = US

| area = {{ubl|Richmond, Virginia|Petersburg, Virginia}}

| branding = Classic Rock 96.5

| frequency = {{Frequency|96.5|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}

| airdate = July 29, 1963 (as WBCI-FM)

| format = Classic rock

| subchannels = HD3: Simulcast of WPER

| erp = 50,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|138|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = B

| facility_id = 71330

| coordinates = {{coord|37|20|21.5|N|77|24|32.5|W|type:landmark_region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}

| translator = {{Radio Relay|102.5|W273BB|Richmond|HD3}}

| callsign_meaning = (K) "Classic Rock"

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WBCI-FM (1963–1974)|WBCI (1974–1980)|WBCI-FM (1980–1982)|WQKS (1982–1985)|WQSF-FM (1985–1989)|WQSF (1989–1990)|WDCK (1990–1995)|WLEE-FM (1995–1997)}}

| affiliations =

| owner = SummitMedia

| licensee = SM-WKLR, LLC

| sister_stations = {{hlist|W291CL|WJSR|WKHK|WURV|W282CA}}

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.classicrock965.fm/player/}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.classicrock965.fm/}}

| licensing_authority= FCC

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WKLR (96.5 FM) is a classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, serving Richmond and Petersburg in Virginia. WKLR is owned and operated by SummitMedia. The station's studios and offices are located west of Richmond proper in unincorporated Chesterfield County,{{Cite web|url=https://www.classicrock965.com/2015/04/13/contact-us/16126283/|title = Contact Us}} and its transmitter is located in Chester, Virginia.{{Cite web |title=WKLR-FM Radio Station Coverage Map |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WKLR-FM |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=radio-locator.com}}

HD Radio

WKLR is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format,{{Cite web|title=Station Search Details|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=71330}}{{Cite web |title=HD Radio station guide for Richmond, VA |url=http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160914212443/http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 |archive-date=2016-09-14 |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=hdradio.com}} and broadcasts one HD subchannel:

WKLR-HD3 retransmits WPER from Fredericksburg, Virginia, which features contemporary Christian music and feeds translator W273BB at 102.5 in Richmond.

References

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{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=November 27, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-552}}

{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU15&band=fm&callLetter=WKLR|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=November 27, 2015|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}

{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=71330&Callsign=WKLR|title=Call Sign History|access-date=November 27, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WKLR|title=WKLR Facility Record|access-date=November 27, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

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External links

[http://www.classicrock965.fm/ Classic Rock 96.5 Online]{{FM station data|71330|WKLR}}

Category:1963 establishments in Virginia

Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1963

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