WLXG (1300 AM) is a

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formatted

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affiliated with

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. WLXG is licensed to

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, United States, and serves the Lexington and Frankfort area. It is owned and operated by L.M. Communications, Inc. The station's studios are located at

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in downtown Lexington, and its transmitter is located in the northwest part of Lexington.

FM translator

WLXG programming is also relayed to an

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. It is owned by L.M. Communications, Inc.

History

WLXG signed on as WKLX in 1946. It merged with WLEX (1340) by 1952, keeping the 1300 kHz frequency and getting the WLEX calls. Much of the WKLX airstaff (like

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and Artie Kay) went to WVLK. James Narz, who later became famed game show host

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, worked at WKLX in 1948. In 1958, WLEX was sold to Roy B. White and the call letters were changed to WBLG ("Bluegrass"). Until 1978, WBLG was 1,000 watts non-directional in the daytime, and 1,000 watts directional at night. Daytime power was upped to 2,500 watts in 1978. WBLG became the

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-formatted WTKC in 1979. In 1986, country music gave way to

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and the calls were changed to WLXG. In 1990, WLXG switched to a

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format. In the mid-2000s, WLXG picked up a sports talk format and became affiliated with ESPN Radio.

External links

ESPN SportsRadio 1300 online
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