WKML (95.7
FM) is a
radio station
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...
broadcasting a
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
format. Licensed to
Lumberton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the
Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Media Group, LLC., through licensee Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC. Its studios are located east of downtown Fayetteville, and its transmitter is located west of
St. Pauls, North Carolina.
History
The station signed on as WTSB-FM on Dec. 1, 1960, mostly simulcasting sister station
WTSB. With only 6,500 watts, the station focused solely on the Lumberton area. The call letters were changed to WGSS in July 1979 with the station carrying an MOR format. In 1985, the format was changed to
country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, ...
with new call letters WKML. Soon after, the station increased power to 100,000 watts to cover the Fayetteville market. WKML debuted in the Fayetteville ratings in 1986 with a 10.8 share
and it has frequently been at or near the top of the ratings since.
References
External links
official website*
KML
Country radio stations in the United States
KML
Robeson County, North Carolina
Radio stations established in 1960
1960 establishments in North Carolina
{{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub