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WKLH (96.5 FM) is a classic rock-formatted radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that is owned by Saga Communications.
[edit] History
The station received its FCC license on November 30, 1955. They signed on the air as WFMR on June 26, 1956 with a classical music format from the Bayshore Shopping Center in Glendale, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 24.5 kilowatts and an antenna height of 35 feet above average terrain (HAAT). They began broadcasting in stereo in 1962. In June 1969, they boosted their power to 40 kW, becoming the most powerful FM station in Milwaukee at that time. They got another power upgrade in July 1974, this time to 50 kW. In January 1983, the station's owners switched the format to adult contemporary, picking up the call sign WMGF and named the station Magic 96.5. On April 27, 1983, the owner of WXJY (98.3 FM) picked up the WFMR call sign, its classical music format, and several of its air talents. WMGF carried on for three years until flipping formats to "Classic Hits 96, WKLH" in 1986. The format continues to this day, and is credited by many as the first classic rock station in the country. WKLH has long been a ratings success in the Milwaukee area, and has also won many awards, including Radio & Records "Classic Rock Station of the Year" in 2001.
Ironically, WKLH's sister stations are the two other frequencies associated with WFMR - 98.3 and 106.9.
The WKLH call letters previously belonged to AM 1580 and FM 92.1 (K-92) in Saint Johns, Michigan, from October 1983 to September 1985.
[edit] Miracle Marathon
Once every year starting in 1998, WKLH's morning show, Dave & Carole, host the "Miracle Marathon" to raise money for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Over the course of three days in 2007, they raised over $1.4 Million. Dave and Carole's 10 year total is over 10 million dollars.
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