KLWB-FM

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KLWB-FM
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Broadcast area Lafayette metropolitan area
Frequency 103.7 MHz
BrandingESPN 103.7 Lafayette and 104.1 Lake Charles
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
LSU Sports Radio Network
Houston Astros Radio Network
NFL on Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerDelta Media Corporation
History
First air date
May 27, 2010
Call sign meaning
Station is co-owned with television station KLWB and shares its calls
Technical information
Facility ID 183335
Class C2
ERP 10,000 watts
HAAT 284 meters (932 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
30°20′32.00″N91°57′46.00″W / 30.3422222°N 91.9627778°W / 30.3422222; -91.9627778 (KLWB-FM)
Repeater(s) 104.1 KLCJ (Oak Grove)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website espnsouthwestlouisiana.com

KLWB-FM (103.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a sports format. [1] Licensed to Carencro, Louisiana, it serves the Lafayette metropolitan area. KLWB-FM programming is also heard in the Lake Charles region of Louisiana, with a simulcast on KLCJ 104.1 FM. The two stations carry ESPN Radio's morning programming as well as Matt Moscona's After Further Review.

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KLWB-FM is owned by the Delta Media Corporation and calls itself "Southwest Louisiana's Sports Station." KLWB-FM's studios are on Evangeline Thruway in Carencro, and its transmitter is located northeast of Lafayette.

History

KLWB-FM signed on in May 2010, with its official launch coming on May 27. The station's format originated as classic hits on sister station KXKW. That station - Mustang 87.7 - now airs a classic country format. [1]

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On June 1, 2012, KLWB-FM changed its format from classic rock (as "Snap 103.7) to sports radio, branded as "103.7 The Game".

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On February 7, 2022, KLWB-FM began simulcasting on KLCJ 104.1 FM in Oak Grove. [2] The KLCJ simulcast brings KLWB-FM's sports programming into the Lake Charles radio market.

On June 26, 2023, KLWB-FM and KLCJ became ESPN Radio Affiliates and also picked up Matt Moscona's After Further Review for their afternoon drive programming [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Turk, Leslie (May 17, 2010). "Snap 103.7's classic rock enters market". The Independent Weekly. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  2. 103.7 The Game Expands Into Lake Charles Radioinsight - February 7, 2022
  3. "ESPN Lafayette/Lake Charles | Delta Media Corp" . Retrieved 2023-09-14.