WPBK (102.9
FM) is a local radio station serving
Lincoln County, Kentucky. The city of license is
Crab Orchard, Kentucky
Crab Orchard is a home rule-class city in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 841 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Crab Orchard was near the end of the Logan Trace of ...
, and offices and studios are located in the Arch "Buzz" Walker building in downtown
Stanford, Kentucky. The transmitter is centrally located in the Highland community of Lincoln County.
WPBK is licensed to
Radioactive, LLC
Radioactive, LLC is an Ohio limited liability company with extensive business interests in the commercial radio broadcasting industry. It holds many FCC frequency allocation licenses won in FCC spectrum auctions. The sole owner of Radioactive, LL ...
, but was brought to air and is operated by Lincoln-Garrard Broadcasting Company Inc. under a
local marketing agreement
In North American broadcasting, a local marketing agreement (LMA), or local management agreement, is a contract in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another party. In essence, it is a sort of lease or tim ...
with a purchase option. The option was exercised in 2009 and an application for transfer of license to Lincoln-Garrard Broadcasting was granted by the
FCC on February 25, 2010. Final closing of the sale is expected to occur later in 2010.
WPBK's final amended construction permit was granted November 27, 2007. An application for a
license to cover was submitted on January 7, 2008 and was granted on October 20, 2008. The call sign WPBK stands for "People's Bank of Kentucky" stemming from a unique
naming rights sponsorship arrangement with a local bank.
["About WPBK FM"](_blank)
''WPBK Website'', Retrieved March 5, 2010
All programing is locally originated and oriented to residents of Lincoln County and the surrounding communities. Programming mainstays are the "Jammin' with Jayme" morning show, an eclectic mix running from DJ banner to in-studio interviews with local personalities and newsmakers; "General Store", a call-in want-to-buy or sell bulletin board show; "The Higher Road Home" weekday late afternoons; and extensive coverage of local school and youth recreational league sports.
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attorney Jonathan L. Smith, the sole owner of Lincoln-Garrard Broadcasting Company Inc. is a Lincoln County native with a family history in radio. Smith's father Calvin Smith purchased Lincoln-Garrard Broadcasting in 1969. Lincoln-Garrard Broadcasting operated radio station WRSL in Stanford from sign-on in 1961 until 2006 when the license was moved to
Corbin
Corbin may refer to:
People
* Corbin (given name)
* Corbin (surname)
* Corbin (musician), American singer
Buildings
* Corbin Building, a historic building located at 192 Broadway in New York, US
* Corbin Cabin, a log structure in Shenandoah ...
, Kentucky.
"Application Search Details"
''Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction ...
'', Retrieved March 5, 2010 WPBK station manager/ "General Store" host Renee Knies and sales manager/ morning show host Jayme Phillips are both former WRSL employees
References
General references
* Lincoln-Garrard Broadcasting Compan
"News Release to Local Media (9/25/07)"
''Radio-info.com'', Retrieved March 5, 2010
External links
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Lincoln County, Kentucky
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Radio stations established in 2008
2008 establishments in Kentucky
Full service radio stations in the United States