Puneet Varma (Editor)

WLUE (AM)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
City
  
Eminence, Kentucky

Branding
  
La Poderosa

First air date
  
1957

Broadcast area
  
Louisville, Kentucky

Frequency
  
1600 kHz

Format
  
Spanish (WLRS simulcast)

WLUE (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish format. Licensed to Eminence, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Louisville, Kentucky, area. The station is currently owned by New Albany Broadcasting Co., Inc.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WKXF on September 17, 1986. On August 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WXLN; then on Flag Day 1991 to WKXF; again on January 4, 2002 to WTSZ; on January 20, 2012 to WLUE; on February 6, 2013 to WLRS; and on June 3, 2016 to the current WLUE.

On September 26, 2011, the then-WTSZ changed their format to news/talk, branded as "NewsTalk 1570" (simulcasting WNDA 1570 AM New Albany, Indiana).

On May 25, 2015, WLRS changed their format to Spanish, branded as "La Poderosa".

References

WLUE (AM) Wikipedia