City | Kannapolis, North Carolina |
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Slogan | "Best & Most Southern Gospel" |
Frequency | 1460 kHz |
First air date | December 1, 1960 |
Format | Southern Gospel |
Power | 2000 watts daytime 194 watts nighttime |
Class | D |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°29′14″N 80°36′18″W / 35.48722°N 80.60500°W |
Callsign meaning | "RK" in the callsign for "Radio Kannapolis" |
Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
Owner | Ford Broadcasting |
Sister stations | WRNA |
Website | fordbroadcasting.com |
WRKB (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Rowan and Cabarrus county areas. The station is currently owned by Ford Broadcasting.
Carl Ford's first job was at WRKB in Kannapolis, which was owned by Bill Hefner at the time. Now Ford and his wife Angela own Ford Broadcasting, which owns WRKB and WRNA. The two stations air the same programming, and Carl Ford hosts a morning show on both stations.