WKBA

WKBA
Broadcast area
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Valley
Frequency1550 kHz
BrandingClassic Country 93.1
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
Owner
  • Brian Sizer
  • (Backroads Radio, LLC)
History
First air date
October 9, 1961
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
67180
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
37°17′24.0″N 79°55′22.0″W / 37.290000°N 79.922778°W / 37.290000; -79.922778
Translator93.1 W226CN (Vinton)
Links
Public license information

WKBA (1550 AM, "Classic Country 93.1") is a daytime only broadcast radio station licensed to Vinton, Virginia, serving Roanoke and the Roanoke Valley in Virginia. WKBA is owned and operated by Brian Sizer, through licensee Backroads Radio, LLC. It mostly simulcasts WBRF in Galax, Virginia.

Previously, WKBA was a religious station known as "The Ministry Station".

Translator

WKBA also broadcasts on the following FM translator:

Broadcast translator for WKBA
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassFCC info
W226CN 93.1 FMVinton, Virginia200318250 verticalDLMS

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKBA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WKBA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Classic Country 93.1 Launches In Roanoke - RadioInsight". January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.