WLUE (AM)

WLUE
City	Eminence, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Louisville, Kentucky
Branding	La Poderosa
Frequency	1600 kHz
First air date	1957
Format	Spanish (WLRS simulcast)
Power	320 watts (day)
Class	D
Facility ID	64024
Transmitter coordinates	38°21′9.00″N 85°11′9.00″W / 38.3525000°N 85.1858333°W / 38.3525000; -85.1858333
Former callsigns	WKXF (1986-1990) WXLN (1990-1991) WKXF (1991-2002) WTSZ (2002-2012) WLUE (2012-2013) WLRS (2013-2016)
Owner	New Albany Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	lapoderosaky.com

WLUE (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish format. Licensed to Eminence, Kentucky, USA, the station serves the Louisville, Kentucky, area. The station is currently owned by New Albany Broadcasting Co., Inc.^[1]

History

The station was assigned the call letters WKXF on September 17, 1986. On August 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WXLN; then on Flag Day 1991 to WKXF; again on January 4, 2002 to WTSZ; on January 20, 2012 to WLUE; on February 6, 2013 to WLRS; and on June 3, 2016 to the current WLUE.^[2]

On September 26, 2011, the then-WTSZ changed their format to news/talk, branded as "NewsTalk 1570" (simulcasting WNDA 1570 AM New Albany, Indiana).

On May 25, 2015, WLRS changed their format to Spanish, branded as "La Poderosa".

References

↑ "WLUE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WLUE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WLUE

Radio-Locator Information on WLUE

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLUE

Radio stations in the Louisville, Kentucky market

By AM frequency	620 680 790 840 900 940 970 1040 1080 1220 1240 1270 1350 1450 1550 1570 1600

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.3 90.5 91.9 92.7 93.1 93.9 94.7 95.3 95.7 96.5 97.5 98.9 99.7 100.5 101.3 101.7 102.3 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.3 105.1 105.3 105.7 105.9 106.9 107.7

NOAA Weather Radio frequencies	162.450 162.475 162.5 162.550

By callsign	KIH43 KIH43A KZZ64 WAKY WAKY-FM WAMZ WAYI WAYK WCND WDJX WFBR-LP WFHS-LP WFIA WFIA-FM WFPK WFPL WGHL WGTK WGZB-FM WHAS WHBE WHBE-FM WJIE-FM WKJK WKRD WLCL WLCR WLGX WLLV WLOU WLRS WLUE WMJM WMPI WNAS WNRW WOCC WQMF WQNU WRKA WSFR WSLM WTFX-FM WUOL-FM WVEZ WVKY WXGO WXMA WXVW WZ2523

Defunct	WXBH-LP/92.7

Nearby radio markets Bloomington-Columbus Bowling Green Cincinnati Evansville Indianapolis Lexington–Fayette Owensboro See also List of radio stations in Kentucky List of radio stations in Indiana

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Kentucky

Stations	WCVG – Covington WLUE – Eminence

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Kentucky See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Daytime-Only radio stations in Kentucky

Stations	WANY - Albany WBCE - Wickliffe WBZB - Murray WCBR - Richmond WCGW - Nicholasville WDFB - Junction City WEKC - Williamsburg WEKG - Jackson WFLE - Flemingsburg WGRK - Greensburg WJKY - Jamestown WKDO - Liberty WKDZ - Cadiz WKKS - Vanceburg WKVG - Jenkins WKXO - Berea WLCR - Mt. Washington WLGC - Greenup WLUE - Eminence WMJL - Marion WMMG - Brandenburg WMOR - Morehead WMTL - Letchfield WONS - Cannonsburg WRLV - Salyersville WTKY - Tompkinsville WUKB - Neon WZQQ - Hazard

Defunct	WQXY - Hazard

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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