WLAP

WLAP
	Lexington, Kentucky; United States;
Broadcast area	Lexington Metro Area; Central Kentucky;
Frequency	630 kHz
Branding	Newsradio 630 WLAP
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio; Premiere Networks; Compass Media Networks; UK Sports Network;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WBUL-FM; WKQQ; WLKT; WMXL; WWTF;
History
First air date	September 15, 1922 (in Louisville, moved to Lexington on March 17, 1934)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68209
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day; 1,000 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	38°7′25.3″N 84°26′44.8″W / 38.123694°N 84.445778°W
Repeater	94.5 WMXL-HD2 (Lexington)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wlap.iheart.com

WLAP (630 AM) is a commercial radio station in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the Central Kentucky region. It airs a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Nicolasville Road in Lexington.

By day, WLAP transmits with 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on AM 630 at night when radio waves travel further, WLAP reduces power to 1,000 watts. A directional antenna is used at all times. The transmitter is on Russell Cave Road in Lexington. WLAP has a four-tower array.