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WLEZ (FM)

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Radio station in Kentucky, United States
WLEZ
Broadcast areaLouisville metropolitan area
Frequency99.3MHz
Programming
FormatChristian AC
NetworkK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
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)
Technical information[1]
Facility ID48245
ClassA
ERP6,000watts
HAAT95.0 meters (311.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°44′26″N85°49′28″W / 37.74056°N 85.82444°W /37.74056; -85.82444
Links
Public license information
Websitehttps://www.klove.com

WLEZ (99.3FM) is aradio station branded asK-Love, anon-commercialChristian adult contemporaryradio station format. Licensed toLebanon Junction, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned byEducational Media Foundation.[2]

History

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

In 2015, the station adopted theNash Icon brand.[6] It later reverted 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 theEducational Media Foundation for $410,000. WKMO's programming and call sign moved tothe 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..

Former logo

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August 1, 2022
Previous logo 2019–2022

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WLEZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"WLEZ Facility Record".United StatesFederal 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. RetrievedJune 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^"WLEZ Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ^Venta, Lance (February 20, 2015)."Nash Icon Brand Spreads Through Kentucky".RadioInsight.
  7. ^Venta, Lance (July 1, 2022)."Station Sales Week Of 7/1".RadioInsight. RetrievedJuly 1, 2022.

External links

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Religious networks
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