KLBQ (FM)

KLBQ (101.5 FM), broadcasting as 101.5 The Hog, is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Junction City, Arkansas, United States, the station serves the El Dorado, Arkansas area. The station is currently owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation and features programming from ABC Radio.^[2][3]

KLBQ

Junction City, Arkansas
Broadcast area	El Dorado, Arkansas
Frequency	101.5 MHz
Branding	101.5 The Hog
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	KELD (AM), KAGL, KMRX, KIXB, KELD-FM
History
First air date	2000; 25 years ago (2000)
Former call signs	KHBX (1998–2000, CP) KMLK (2000–2017)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	85169
Class	A
ERP	4,500 watts
HAAT	114 meters
Transmitter coordinates	32°56′10″N 92°37′29″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

History

The station went on the air as KHBX on July 17, 1998. On August 31, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KMLK. The station moved its community of license from El Dorado to Junction City on April 21, 2017.

The station founder was Jerome Orr, who had worked for Noalmark at KELD, El Dorado and at Hobbs. Orr had recently been managing the company's then KIOL in Midland/Odessa.

On July 13, 2017, KMLK and its urban adult contemporary format moved to 98.7 FM El Dorado, swapping frequencies and call signs with country-formatted KLBQ.^[4]