WLKR (AM)

WLKR

Norwalk, Ohio
Broadcast area	Sandusky/Port Clinton Lake Erie Islands
Frequency	1510 kHz
Branding	92.9 WLKR Classic
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Westwood One AP News Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. (Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.)
Sister stations	WEOL WKFM WLKR-FM
History
First air date	March 18, 1968 (1968-03-18)
Former call signs	WLKR (1968–91) WVAC (1991–2003)
Call sign meaning	co-founder Ed Walker
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	21487
Class	D
Power	500 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	41°16′49″N 82°39′26″W
Translator(s)	92.9 W225DG (Norwalk)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wlkrclassic.com

WLKR (1510 kHz) – branded 92.9 WLKR Classic – is a commercial daytime-only classic hits AM radio station licensed to serve Norwalk, Ohio, covering the Norwalk/Sandusky/Port Clinton market (collectively referred to as Vacationland and/or the Firelands), including Erie and Huron counties. Owned by Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co., the WLKR studios are located in Milan, while the station transmitter resides near the intersection of Huber Road and Lamereaux Road just outside of Norwalk. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WLKR simulcasts over low-power analog Norwalk translator 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 Westwood One's adult standards format known as "America's Best Music" until December 2004, when it switched to oldies music from Westwood One's "Oldies Channel" format. WLKR switched to sports talk in August 2006, programmed exclusively with ESPN Radio 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 Dial Global's Kool Gold format (now known as Westwood One's classic hits format). After adding an FM translator in August 2019, the station was re-branded as "92.9 WLKR Classic."

FM translator

Broadcast translator for WLKR (AM)

Callsign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates
W225DG	92.9 MHz	Norwalk	202493	240 watts	121 meters	D	41°16′49″N 82°39′26″W

External links

• Official website

FCC History Cards for WLKR

• Facility details for Facility ID 21487 (WLKR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WLKR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

FM translator

• Facility details for Facility ID 202493 (W225DG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W225DG at FCCdata.org