KRLC

KRLC
Broadcast area
Frequency1350 kHz
BrandingAM 1350 KRLC
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Lee and Angela McVey
  • (McVey Entertainment Group, LLC)
History
First air date
April 16, 1935 (1935-04-16) (first license granted)
Last air date
August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28216
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 158 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
46°23′34.6″N 116°59′31.6″W / 46.392944°N 116.992111°W / 46.392944; -116.992111
Translator93.1 K226CT (Lewiston)
Links
Public license information

KRLC (1350 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a Country music format.[2] The station was licensed to Lewiston, Idaho, and served the Clarkston, Washington,–Lewiston area. The station was owned by Lee and Angela McVey, through licensee McVey Entertainment Group, LLC.[3]

History

KRLC began broadcasting in late 1934 or early 1935. It was licensed to H.E. Studebaker.[4]

On August 31, 2023, KRLC ceased operations due to the loss of its tower site.[5] The studio building, which had housed the station since 1947, was then used as a training ground for the Lewiston Fire Department, and was intentionally burned down in November 2025.[6] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 7, 2026,[7] after failing to respond to an inquiry regarding the station's silence.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRLC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "KRLC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "(untitled brief)" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 15, 1935. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  5. ^ KRLC to Cease Operations Radioinsight - August 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Langan, Nick (November 21, 2025). "Longtime Idaho Radio Studio Burned Down in Training Exercise". Radio World. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  7. ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (January 11, 2026). "FCC Report 1/11: KRLC Cancelled After Failure To Respond To Inquiry". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  • Facility details for Facility ID 28216 (KRLC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • KRLC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • FCC history cards for KRLC
  • Facility details for Facility ID 202297 (K226CT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  •  K226CT at FCCdata.org