WKML

WKML (95.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lumberton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Media Group, LLC., through licensee Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC. Its studios are located east of downtown Fayetteville, and its transmitter is located west of St. Pauls, North Carolina.

WKML

Lumberton, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Fayetteville, North Carolina
Frequency	95.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	"The Big 95-7 WKML"
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: Country "NuTune Country"
Ownership
Owner	Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WAZZ WFLB WUKS WZFX
History
First air date	December 1, 1960 (1960-12-01) (as WTSB-FM)
Former call signs	WTSB-FM (1960–1979) WGSS (1979–1985)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	37252
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	318 meters (1,043 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°46′49.6″N 79°2′44.1″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wkml.com

History

The station signed on as WTSB-FM on Dec. 1, 1960, mostly simulcasting sister station WTSB. With only 6,500 watts, the station focused solely on the Lumberton area. The call letters were changed to WGSS in July 1979 ^[2] with the station carrying an MOR format. In 1985, the format was changed to country with new call letters WKML.^[3] Soon after, the station increased power to 100,000 watts to cover the Fayetteville market.^[4] WKML debuted in the Fayetteville ratings in 1986 with a 10.8 share^[5] and it has frequently been at or near the top of the ratings since.