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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WKLJ
| logo             = File:WKLJ 1290ESPN logo.png
| city             = [[Sparta, Wisconsin]]
| area             = [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]
| branding         = ''ESPN Radio 1290''
| frequency        = 1290 [[kHz]]
| translator       = 102.1 W271CM (Sparta)
| airdate          = [[1951 in radio|1951]] (as WCOW)
| format           = [[Sports radio|Sports]]
| power            = 5,000 [[watt]]s day<br>59 watts night
| class            = D
| facility_id      = 61681
| coordinates      = {{coord|43|58|6.00|N|90|51|35.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WCOW (1951–1992)
| affiliations     = [[ESPN Radio]]
| owner            = Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Co., Inc.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  = [[WFBZ]], [[WCOW-FM]]
| webcast          = [https://www.espnlacrosse.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]
| website          = [http://www.espnlacrosse.com espnlacrosse.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WKLJ''' (1290 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[sports radio|sports]] format. The station had previously run [[CNN]] news and prior to that, had simulcasted their FM sister station, WCOW-FM for many years. Licensed to [[Sparta, Wisconsin]], United States, the station serves the [[La Crosse | La Crosse area]]. The station is owned by Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from [[ESPN Radio]]. It previously held the callsign WCOW from its inception until 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WKLJ |title=WKLJ Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
==FM Translator==
WKLJ programming is relayed to an [[FM translator]] in order to widen the coverage area, especially during nighttime hours; the translator also affords the listener the ability to listen on [[FM Broadcasting|FM]].
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign          = WKLJ
| call1             = W271CM
| freq1             = 102.1
| fid1              = 56618
| watts1            = 250
| class1            = D
| city1             = Sparta, Wisconsin
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{AM station data|61681|WKLJ}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|56618|W271CM}}
*{{FXL|W271CM}}
{{La Crosse Radio}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in Wisconsin}}
{{ESPN Wisconsin}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Wisconsin|KLJ]]
[[Category:Sports radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1992]]
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