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| Broadcast area | Central Florida and Winter Haven |
| Frequency | 1430 kHz |
| Branding | Talk Radio 96.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hall Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1936 |
Call sign meaning | Lakeland Florida |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10341 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 28°2′27.00″N 81°56′8.00″W / 28.0408333°N 81.9355556°W |
| Translator | 96.7 W244BJ (Lakeland) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WLKF (1430 AM, "Talk Radio 96.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to Lakeland, Florida, United States, serving Central Florida. It carries a talk radio format and is owned by Hall Communications, Inc.[2]
Programming is also heard on FM translator W244BJ at 96.7 MHz in Lakeland.
History
[edit]On May 15, 1936, the station first signed on as WLAK. It was an NBC Red Network affiliate. It stayed with NBC throughout the 1960s. The call letters were changed to WQPD on December 1, 1971.
In the early 1980s, another call letter change took place, switching to the current WLKF. The station began airing a full service adult contemporary sound. The format lasted until 1987 when it switched to its current talk radio format.

References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLKF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WLKF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 10341 (WLKF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLKF in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 138530 (W244BJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System