WKLR (96.5
FM) is a
classic rock
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formatted
broadcast
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radio station
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licensed to
Fort Lee, Virginia
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, serving
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
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* Richmond, California, ...
and
Petersburg in
Virginia
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.
WKLR is owned and operated by
SummitMedia.
The station's studios and offices are located west of Richmond proper in unincorporated
Chesterfield County, and its
transmitter
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is located in
Chester, Virginia
Chester is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,414.
History
Chester's original "downtown" was a stop which was an intersection of the Richmond and Petersb ...
.
HD Radio
WKLR is licensed by the
FCC
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to broadcast in the
HD Radio
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format, and broadcasts one HD subchannel:
[http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 HD Radio Guide for Richmond, Virginia]
* WKLR-HD3 retransmits
WPER, Fredericksburg, VA, which features Contemporary Christian music and feeds translator W273BB at 102.5 in Richmond.
References
External links
Classic Rock 96-5 Online*
1963 establishments in Virginia
Classic rock radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1963
KLR
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