WLEZ
Broadcast areaLouisville metropolitan area
Frequency99.3 MHz
Branding“K-Love”
Programming
FormatChristian AC
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
WLVW
History
First air date
October 17, 1979 (1979-10-17)
Former call signs
  • WOKH (1978–2002)
  • WTHX (2002-2008)
  • WKMO (2008-2022)
  • WLEZ-FM (2022)
Call sign meaning
Klove
Technical information[1]
Facility ID48245
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT95.0 meters (311.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°44′26″N 85°49′28″W / 37.74056°N 85.82444°W / 37.74056; -85.82444
Translator(s)107.3 W899J
Repeater(s)Sign off
Links
Public license information
WebcastKlove
Websitehttps://www.klove.com
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WLEZ (99.3 FM) is a radio station branded as K-Love, a non-commercial Christian adult contemporary radio station format. Licensed to Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation.[2]

History

The station went on the air October 17, 1979, as WOKH on 96.7 MHz in Bardstown.[3] Befitting its call letters, the first song played on the station was My Old Kentucky Home.[4] It changed its call sign to WTHX on October 2, 2002. On August 4, 2008, the station changed its call sign to WKMO, and on June 18, 2022, it switched to WLEZ-FM.[5]

In 2015, the station adopted the Nash Icon brand.[6] It later reverted back to its previous name of "KMO Country 99.3".

In 2022, Commonwealth Broadcasting filed to sell WKMO, which was renamed WLEZ-FM before the sale, to the Educational Media Foundation for $410,000. WKMO's programming and call sign moved to the former WVKB at 101.5 MHz.[7] On November 1, the last song on WKMO was “Country Girl (Shake It For Me) by Luke Bryan”. The sale to Educational Media Foundation was consummated on November 1, 2022, and the station changed its call sign to WLEZ on November 10, 2022..

August 1 2022
Previous logo 2019 - 2022

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLEZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WLEZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WOKH(FM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1983. p. B-95 – via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ "A new wave for Bardstown: FM station goes on the air". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 18, 1979. p. B3. Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "WLEZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ↑ Venta, Lance (February 20, 2015). "Nash Icon Brand Spreads Through Kentucky". RadioInsight.
  7. ↑ Venta, Lance (2022-07-01). "Station Sales Week Of 7/1". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-07-01.


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