WLKR (1510

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) – branded ''92.9 WLKR Classic'' – is a commercial daytime-only classic hits AM

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licensed to serve

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, covering the Norwalk/ Sandusky/ Port Clinton market (collectively referred to as Vacationland and/or the

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), including Erie and

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counties. Owned by Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co., the WLKR studios are located in

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, while the station transmitter resides near the intersection of Huber Road and Lamereaux Road just outside of Norwalk. In addition to a standard

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, WLKR simulcasts over low-power analog Norwalk

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W225DG (92.9 FM), and is also available online.

History

WLKR first signed on the air on March 18, 1968 as the AM adjunct to WLKR-FM, which had begun broadcasting four years earlier. The AM station became WVAC on January 28, 1991 (for the "VACationland"), and switched back to WLKR on May 30, 2002. WLKR carried

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format known as "

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" until December 2004, when it switched to

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music from Westwood One's "Oldies Channel" format. WLKR switched to

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in August 2006, programmed exclusively with

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as "ESPN 1510 WLKR". WLKR's current classic hits format was adopted in late August 2010 as "Kool Gold 1510 WLKR," taking its branding from former syndicator

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's Kool Gold format (now known as

's classic hits format). After adding an

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in August 2019, the station was re-branded as "92.9 WLKR Classic."

FM translator

References

External links

* * ( Guide to reading History Cards) ;FM translator * * Oldies radio stations in the United States LKR Radio stations established in 1968 1968 establishments in Ohio LKR {{Ohio-radio-station-stub