WLKR-FM (95.3

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) – branded ''95-3 WLKR'' – is a commercial

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licensed to

Norwalk, Ohio Norwalk is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Huron County, Ohio, Huron County. The population was 17,012 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. The city is the center of the Norwalk, OH μSA, Norwalk Micropolitan Stat ...

, serving the Norwalk/ Sandusky/ Port Clinton area (collectively referred to as

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and/or the

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), including

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and

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counties. Owned by the

Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. The Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. (also known as ''Elyria-Lorain'' or ''ELB'') is a privately held holding company of various assets in the broadcast media, based in Elyria, Ohio. Its parent company is the Lorain County Printing and Publishing C ...

, WLKR-FM is the local affiliate for

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and the Agri Broadcast Network, and serves as an affiliate of the

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, the

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and

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. The station also airs coverage of local high school sports, including football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, softball and baseball. The WLKR-FM studios are located in

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, while the station transmitter resides near the intersection of Huber Road and Lamereaux Road just outside of Norwalk. In addition to a standard

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, WLKR-FM is also available online.

History

WLKR-FM started broadcasting in 1962, with the AM counterpart,

WLKR (AM) WLKR (1510 AM) – branded ''92.9 WLKR Classic'' – is a commercial daytime-only classic hits radio station licensed to serve Norwalk, Ohio, covering the Norwalk/ Sandusky/ Port Clinton market (collectively referred to as Vacationland and/or ...

, starting in 1968. The station was founded by

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resident Robert W. Reider, who eventually started and operated WLKR-AM-FM, WRWR in Port Clinton,

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, and

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in Kenton, all via his "Ohio Radio Incorporated" banner. For many years, the station held a full service adult contemporary format, and was an

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affiliate, covering Paul Harvey News and Comment among other long-form news features. In September 1979, WLKR AM and FM were sold over to Firelands Broadcasting, headed first by longtime station general manager James Westerhold, and later David Mehling. Both stations were then sold to the

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-based Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. in February 2002. WLKR has since maintained its local presence, while the music programming was first streamlined into a traditional adult contemporary. It assumed an

format in March 2007. WLKR-FM also supplies newscasts to sister stations WLKR and

WKFM WKFM is an FM radio station licensed to Huron, Ohio, operating on 96.1 MHz. Its transmitter is in Berlin Heights and its studios are in Milan, along with sister stations WLKR-FM and WLKR (AM). The station is locally owned by Elyria-Lorain Broadca ...

; Josh Bowman was hired as WLKR-FM's News and Sports Director in late May 2016.

Programming

WLKR's current weekday lineup features the morning show with Melissa and Johnny S, Kelly Rose mid-days and Chris Morgan in afternoons. Newscasts are handled by Josh Bowman and Craig Adams. WLKR-FM also serves as the local affiliate for

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