WKRC (AM)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WKRC

City of license	Cincinnati, Ohio
Broadcast area	Cincinnati, Ohio
Branding	55KRC The Talk Station
Slogan	"The Talk Station"
Frequency	550 kHz
First air date	1922
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	"Knodel Radio Company"
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Premiere Radio Networks Talk Radio Network WLWT-TV
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	www.55krc.com

This article is missing citations or needs footnotes.
Using inline citations helps guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. (November 2007)

WKRC (AM) is a radio station based in Cincinnati, Ohio that is owned by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasts at 550 kHz. Broadcasting under the branding of 55KRC, the station is a news/talk outlet featuring a local morning show and national hosts like Laura Ingraham, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz, Michael Savage, Mark Levin, and Coast to Coast AM.

In an oddity, Glenn Beck is not heard on WKRC or in the entire Cincinnati area, despite being part of the standard Clear Channel lineup. He had been heard there until WKRC decided instead to capitalize on its Fox News Radio affiliation and carry Tony Snow, who is a Cincinnati native. When Snow left his show in 2006, WKRC held a poll to determine who would replace him in the time slot-- Beck, Ingraham, and Boortz were the choices. Beck finished in last place, and Laura Ingraham was added instead.

Despite the similarities in their call letters, WKRC was not the inspiration behind the television show WKRP in Cincinnati. The show was inspired by Hugh Wilson's, the creator of the series, experiences at WCKY in Cincinnati. Nevertheless, WKRP did acknowledge this similarity at least once, in an episode where WKRP's appearance in a ratings chart turns out to be a misprint for WKRC.

[edit] External links

This article about a radio station in Ohio is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

v • d • e Radio stations in the Cincinnati, Ohio market (Arbitron #29) more

By FM frequency	88.1 • 88.3 • 88.3 • 88.5 • 88.7 • 88.9 • 89.1 • 89.3 • 89.5 • 89.7 • 89.9 • 90.9 • 91.3 • 91.7 • 92.5 • 93.3 • 93.7 • 94.1 • 94.1 • 94.9 • 95.9 • 96.5 • 97.3 • 97.7 • 98.1• 98.5 • 99.1 • 99.3 • 99.5 • 100.3 • 101.1 • 101.9 • 102.7 • 103.5 • 103.9 • 103.9 • 104.3 • 105.1 • 105.9 • 106.7 • 107.1 • 107.5

By AM frequency	550 • 700 • 740 • 910 • 1050 • 1160 • 1230 • 1320 • 1360 • 1450 • 1480 • 1530 • 1560

By callsign	W217BI • WAIF • WAKW • WAOL • WAQZ • WAXZ • WBUL-FM• WCIN • WCKY • WCVG • WCNW • WDBZ • WDJO • WEBN • WFCJ • WFTK • WGRR • WGUC • WHKO • WHSS • WIOK • WIZF • WJVS • WKFS • WKID • WKRC • WKRQ • WKRY • WLHS • WLMH • WLW • WMKV • WMOH • WMOJ • WMUB • WMWX • WNKR • WNKU • WNLT • WNNF • WNOP • WOBO • WOFX-FM • WOXY-FM • WPFB • WPFB-FM • WRBI • WRRM • WSAI • WSCH • WSWD • WTSJ • WUBE-FM • WVMX • WVXU • WXEG • WYGY

Ohio Radio Markets: Akron • Canton • Cincinnati • Cleveland • Columbus • Dayton • Lima • Marietta • Toledo • Youngstown-Warren Other Ohio Radio Regions: Ashtabula • Ironton • Mid-Ohio • Sandusky See also: List of radio stations in Ohio Kentucky Radio Markets: Ashland • Bowling Green • Cincinnati, OH • Hopkinsville • Lexington-Fayette • Louisville Other Kentucky Radio Regions: Owensboro See also: List of radio stations in Kentucky Indiana Radio Markets: Evansville • Ft. Wayne • Indianapolis • Lafayette • Muncie-Marion • South Bend • Terre Haute • Chicago, IL • Cincinnati, OH • Louisville, KY Other Indiana Radio Regions: Bloomington See also: List of radio stations in Indiana

v • d • e Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

Corporate officers	Lowry Mays • Mark Mays • Randall Mays • Tom Hicks

Board of directors	Alan Feld • Perry Lewis • Lowry Mays • B.J. McCombs • Phyllis Riggins • Theodore Strauss • J. C. Watts • John H. Williams

Local radio, TV, and satellite radio assets	Further information: List of broadcast stations owned by Clear Channel

Radio Networks	Australian Radio Network (50%) • Fox Sports Radio • National Lampoon Comedy Radio (dist./sales)• Premiere Radio Networks • The Radio Network (50%)

Miscellaneous assets	Clear Channel Outdoor • Clear Channel UK • Format Lab