WKBA
Broadcast areaRoanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Valley
Frequency1550 AM kHz
BrandingClassic Country 93.1
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
Owner
  • Brian Sizer
  • (Backroads Radio, LLC)
History
First air date
October 9, 1961[1]
Technical information
Facility ID67180
ClassD
Power10,000 watts (AM daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
37°17′24.0″N 79°55′22.0″W / 37.290000°N 79.922778°W / 37.290000; -79.922778
Translator(s)93.1 W226CN (Vinton)

WKBA (1550 kHz, "Classic Country 93.1") is a broadcast radio station licensed to Vinton, Virginia, serving Roanoke and the Roanoke Valley in Virginia.[2] WKBA is owned and operated by Brian Sizer, through licensee Backroads Radio, LLC.[3] It mostly simulcasts WBRF in Galax, Virginia.

Previously, WKBA was a religious station known as "The Ministry Station".[4]

Translator

WKBA also broadcasts on the following FM translator:

Broadcast translator for WKBA
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W226CN 93.1 FM Vinton, Virginia 200318 250 D LMS

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "WKBA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Classic Country 93.1 Launches In Roanoke - RadioInsight". 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-16.

External links


Radio stations in Roanoke–Lynchburg, Virginia (Roanoke Valley)
Country radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Daytime-only radio stations in Virginia
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