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WKBF (AM)

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WKBF was a radio station licensed to Rock Island, Illinois, which last carried a regional Mexican format. The station's frequency was 1270 kHz, and was broadcast at a power of 5 kW. It last broadcast in Autumn 2018, and its license was cancelled on June 1, 2020. Its transmitter was located on 22nd Avenue (Old Colona Road) in Moline, alongside the Moline–East Moline border just off 53rd Street and Avenue of the Cities.

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WKBF (AM)
20th Avenue, Moline

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WKBF-AM (Rock Island)

20th Avenue
61265 Moline
Illinois, United States
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