WKBO
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| City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | Fortress 1230 AM |
| Frequency | 1230 (kHz) |
| First air date | 1925 |
| Format | Christian contemporary |
| Power | 480 watts (ND) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 15323 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°15′52.5″N 76°52′3.9″W / 40.264583°N 76.867750°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Keystone Boadcasting Organization (owner in 1933) |
| Former callsigns | WPRC (1925-1929) WCOD (1929-1933) |
| Former frequencies | 1390, 1430, 1200 kHz (prior to NARBA of 1941) |
| Owner | One Heart Ministries, Inc. |
| Website | Official site |
WKBO (1230 kHz, Fortress1230AM) is the callsign of an AM radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by One Heart Ministries, Inc. and broadcasts a Christian contemporary format. Studios are located at Stage and Studio Cafe in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and the station's tower is located at the Harrisburg Water plant.
WKBO began as WPRC on October 12, 1925. WPRC was the fourth radio station to be licensed to Harrisburg, with WBAK (1922-1934), WABB (1923-1927), and WHBG (February 1925 to present, now WHP (AM)) leading the way.
WPRC was owned by W. Arthur Wilson of the Wilson Printing and Radio Company of Harrisburg. Wilson operated WPRC from his property at 1738 N 5th Street. (Some records indicate that it was 1740 N 5th Street.) (40°16′35.097″N 76°53′23.445″W / 40.27641583°N 76.88984583°W) The transmitter was located a few blocks away at Reel and Schuylkill Streets. (40°17′11.688″N 76°53′41.859″W / 40.28658000°N 76.89496083°W) WPRC offered a limited programming schedule of live performances by local musicians and “talks” by community leaders, which was typical in the very early days of radio.
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