Good Karma Broadcasting LLC (GKB) is a broadcasting company in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Good Karma operates eleven radio stations in the states of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, and Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. Good Karma Broadcasting LLC was founded by President/CEO Craig Karmazin on August 20, 1997.

The company was established in December 1997, with the acquisition of stations in Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,243 at the 2010 census, making it the second largest city in Dodge County, and the largest city fully located within the county. It is the principal city of the...

 (WBEV

WBEV

WBEV is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA, the station is currently owned by Good Karma Broadcasting...

-AM and WXRO

WXRO

WXRO is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA, the station is currently owned by Good Karma Broadcasting. WXRO originally had the call letters WBEV-FM....

-FM) and Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

 (WTLX

WTLX

WTLX is a radio station serving the Madison, Wisconsin area. The station is owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC, and runs a Sports Talk format....

-FM).

The company currently has stations in these markets, as well as in Milwaukee; Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 62,998.-History:...

; Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

; and West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...

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Timeline

August 20, 1997 Craig Karmazin forms Good Karma Broadcasting.


December 1997 GKB purchases WBEV-AM (news) and WXRO-FM (country), and WYKY-FM (adult contemporary) in Beaver Dam, WI from Beaver Dam Broadcasting


September 1999 GKB purchases WTTN

WTTN

WTTN is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Sports format licensed to Columbus, Wisconsin and serving Madison's Hispanic Market. The station is owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC and features programing from ESPN Desportes. WTTN began broadcasting with 250 watts as a daytime only station...

-AM (Watertown, WI) from Chuck Mills. The station focuses on 50's and 60's rock as 1580 The Goose.


September 2000 GKB purchases WKPO-FM (Janesville, WI) from TBK Communications. The station operates with a Hip-Hop format.


January 2001 GKB purchases WTJK

WTJK

WTJK is an ESPN Radio branded Sports Talk radio station in South Beloit, Illinois with studios in Janesville. WTJK formerly used the call letters WBEL, and aired an Adult Standards format....

-AM (Rockford, IL) from Salter Communications. The station switches immediately to ESPN Radio 1380 and becomes the first ESPN Radio affiliate for GKB.


March 1, 2003 GKB begins lease of WEFL

WEFL

WEFL is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Tequesta, Florida, USA, the station serves the West Palm Beach area. The station is currently owned by Good Karma Broadcasting.-History:...

-AM (West Palm Beach, FL) from Carl Como. The station switches immediately to ESPN Radio 760.


May 2004 Good Karma Broadcasting purchases daytime broadcast station WAUK

WAUK

*See also WRRDWAUK is a radio station licensed to Jackson, Wisconsin, serving the Milwaukee area. It is known on-air as 540 ESPN...

-AM (Milwaukee, WI) from Walt-West Communications. The station is immediately rebranded as ESPN Radio 1510.


January 2005 GKB purchases WEFL after operating it under a lease. In that time, WEFL also undergoes a major upgrade to both its day and night signal. GKB signs a 6pm-6am lease with WMCS-AM (Milwaukee, WI), creating Milwaukee's ESPN Radio 1510 Days/1290 Nights.


October 2006 GKB purchases WWGK-AM (Cleveland, OH) from Dale Edwards. The station becomes ESPN Radio 1540.


February 2007 GKB purchases WKNR

WKNR

WKNR — branded ESPN 850 WKNR — is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio. Owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, WKNR is the primary Cleveland affiliate for ESPN Radio; together with sister station WWGK, WKNR is often referred to as ESPN Cleveland.WKNR is the Cleveland affiliate...

-AM (Cleveland, OH) from Salem Communications. The station is rebranded as ESPN 850 WKNR and WWGK becomes Cleveland's AM 1540 KNR2.


January 2008 GKB purchases WRRD-AM (Milwaukee, WI) from Salem Communications. The station takes the call letters WAUK and begins operation as 540 ESPN.