WBKO
ABC/Fox/CW affiliate in Bowling Green, Kentucky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WBKO (channel 13) is a television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC, Fox, and The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Telemundo affiliate WBGS-LD (channel 34). The two stations maintain studios on Russellville Road (US 68/KY 80) near its junction with Interstate 165 on the west side of Bowling Green. The transmitter facility is located along Kentucky Route 185 (Richardsville Road) in unincorporated northern Warren County.
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Branding | WBKO 13; WBKO News |
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First air date | June 3, 1962 (61 years ago) (1962-06-03) |
Former call signs | WLTV (1962–1971) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 4692 |
ERP | 46.5 kW |
HAAT | 220.5 m (723 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°3′49.4″N 86°26′6.7″W |
Translator(s) | WBGS-LD 34.2 (UHF) Bowling Green[3] |
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Website | www |
WBKO went on the air in 1962 as WLTV; after five years without a network affiliation, it has been aligned with ABC since 1967. In 1969, WLTV's tower was blown off its base in a dynamiting incident. The station was sold the next year and new transmission facilities built, emerging as the only source of television news and information for much of south-central Kentucky for most of its history. It has been owned by Gray since 2002.