WLRB
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WLRB is a daytimer radio station
licensed to Macomb, Illinois
on 1510 kHz. It broadcasts a Talk
format.
Because WLRB shares the same frequency as clear-channel station WLAC
in Nashville, Tennessee
, WLRB broadcasts only during the daytime.
For a time, WLRB was running a Music of Your Life
radio network, but Jones Radio Networks
divested it in favor of its own Jones Standards
format. As Dial Global acquired Jones, the "Jones Standards" network was dissolve and "America's Best Music" took its place. WLRB later switched to talk programming.
WLRB was owned by Prairie Radio Communications/WPW Broadcasting, Inc. until January 2009, when was bought by Nancy Foster's Colchester Radio, Inc. to become part of Prestige Communications
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Macomb, Illinois
Macomb, Illinois
Macomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois southwest of Galesburg. The population was 18,588 at the 2000 census. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.- Geography :...
on 1510 kHz. It broadcasts a Talk
Talk
Talk may refer to:* Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people* Speech, the production of a spoken language* Interaction, face to face conversations-Software:* Google Talk, a Windows- and web-based instant messaging program...
format.
Because WLRB shares the same frequency as clear-channel station WLAC
WLAC
WLAC is a clear channel radio station based in Nashville, Tennessee, operating at 1510 kHz on the AM dial.-Early history:Its first broadcast took place on November 24, 1926. The call letters were chosen to contain an acronym for the first owner of the station, the Life and Casualty Insurance...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, WLRB broadcasts only during the daytime.
For a time, WLRB was running a Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life is a satellite-delivered radio network featuring the Adult Standards music format. Created by record executive and jingle writer Al Ham, and now under the direction of Marc Angell, Music of Your Life has more than 50 AM, FM and HD-2 radio station affiliates, and has been in...
radio network, but Jones Radio Networks
Jones Radio Networks
Jones Radio Networks & Jones Media Group were branches of Jones International before being sold to Triton Media Group. JRN and JMN provide local radio stations with satellite-delivered formats. They also offer other services to local radio such as news and talk programs, syndicated radio shows,...
divested it in favor of its own Jones Standards
Jones Standards
Jones Standards was a short-lived 24-hour music format that was produced by Jones Radio Networks. Its playlist is composed of mostly adult standards from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, Rod Stewart and a dozen more artists....
format. As Dial Global acquired Jones, the "Jones Standards" network was dissolve and "America's Best Music" took its place. WLRB later switched to talk programming.
WLRB was owned by Prairie Radio Communications/WPW Broadcasting, Inc. until January 2009, when was bought by Nancy Foster's Colchester Radio, Inc. to become part of Prestige Communications
Prestige Communications
Prestige Communications is a broadcast radio station group in Macomb, Illinois. , it operates 6 stations in west-central Illinois owned by the husband-wife team of Bruce T. Foster and Nancy L...
.