WRKB is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting a Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 format. Licensed to Kannapolis, North Carolina

Kannapolis, North Carolina

Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte. The population was 42,625 at the 2010 census, which makes Kannapolis the 20th largest city in North Carolina...

, USA, it serves the Rowan

Rowan County, North Carolina

-Demographics and economics:As of the census of 2010, there were 138,428 people, 53,140 households, and 37,058 families residing in the county. The population density was 270.7 people per square mile . There were 60,211 housing units at an average density of 117.7 per square mile...

 and Cabarrus

Cabarrus County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 131,063 people, 49,519 households, and 36,545 families residing in the county. The population density was 360 people per square mile . There were 52,848 housing units at an average density of 145 per square mile...

 county areas. The station is currently owned by Ford Broadcasting.

History

Carl Ford's first job was at WRKB in Kannapolis, which was owned by Bill Hefner

Bill Hefner

Willie Gathrel "Bill" Hefner , was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999....

 at the time. Now Ford and his wife Angela own Ford Broadcasting, which owns WRKB and WRNA

WRNA

WRNA is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to China Grove, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Rowan and Cabarrus county areas. From 1985 to 1987 the station broadcast a local, 15 minute program called "Gospel Light Teen Time" each Sunday from 5:15 to 5:30...

. The two stations air the same programming, and Carl Ford hosts a morning show on both stations.