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WKBA

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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[1]
Technical information[2]
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.[3] WKBA is owned and operated by Brian Sizer, through licensee Backroads Radio, LLC.[4] It mostly simulcasts WBRF in Galax, Virginia.

Previously, WKBA was a religious station known as "The Ministry Station".[5]

Translator

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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
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References

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  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.
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