City Bushnell, Florida Frequency 1170 kHz Format Classic Country | Branding Kickin' Country 1170 First air date 1986-10-06 (as WWLB) Power 1,000 watts day | |
WKFL (1170 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Bushnell, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Talknsports, Inc.
History
The station went on the air as WWLB on 1986-10-06, licensed to Wildwood. On 1987-09-04, the station changed its call sign to WBEA, on 1987-11-09 to the current WKFL. WKFL-AM 1170 Bushnell
Original Call Letters: WWLB Originally Licensed: Oct 6, 1986 Original City of License: Bushnell Original Frequency: 1170 Origin of Call Letters: Original Power: 1,000 watts daytime Original Location: Original Format: Country Network Affiliation(s):
Owner(s): 1986-Sumter County Radio 1989-StarStrip Communications Inc. 1993-Maranatha Media 2001-Walker Information & Education Institute 2001-K Florida Radio, Inc. 2004-Talknsports, Inc. ($155,000) 2011-Scott Walker 2012-Zeigler Media Svcs (LMA) History Of Call Letters and Formats: WWLB-1986-Gospel WKFL-1987-Country (Simulcast-WKIQ-AM 1240) "Country 1170 and 1240" WBEA-1987-Country "Country 1170" WKFL-1992-Sports WKFL-1992-Gospel/Sports WKFL-1998-Urban Gospel "American Family Radio" "Mighty Gospel 1170 AM" WKFL-1998-Gospel/NASCAR/College Football WKFL-1999-Urban Gospel WKFL-2004-Southern Gospel WKFL-2006-Licensed/Silent WKFL-2007-Sports WKFL-2007-Licensed/Silent WKFL-2008-Sports WKFL-2009-Licensed/Silent WKFL-2010-Sports "Sporting News Radio" WKFL-2010-Classic Country "Real Country USA" WKFL-2011-Licensed/Silent WKFL-2012-Classic Country "Kickin' Country"