WKNL
WKNL (100.9 FM, "100.9 K-Hits") is a radio station licensed to serve New London, Connecticut. The station is owned by Hall Communications, Inc., which owns a number of stations in medium-sized markets along the eastern seaboard from Vermont to Florida.[2] It airs a classic hits music format.[3]
City | New London, Connecticut |
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Broadcast area | Southeastern Connecticut |
Frequency | 100.9 MHz |
Branding | 100.9 K-Hits |
Slogan | Big Hits, Big Fun! |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hall Communications, Inc. |
WCTY, WICH, WILI, WILI-FM, WNLC | |
History | |
First air date | January 1, 1970 (as WTYD) |
Former call signs | WTYD (1970–2000)[1] |
Call sign meaning | K-Hits New London |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 48547 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 99 meters (325 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°26′27″N 72°8′29″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | bighitsbigfun.com |
History
WKNL signed on January 1, 1970 as WTYD, a beautiful music station branded as "Tide 101."[4] At the outset, the station was owned by Thames Broadcasting Corporation, which also owned WNLC (then at 1510 AM).[5] Thames Broadcasting sold the stations to Mercury Broadcasting Corporation in 1976;[6] in 1984, Mercury sold them to Drubner Broadcasting,[7] which then sold WTYD and WNLC to Andross Communications in 1989.[8] In 1990, WTYD shifted to an adult contemporary format.[4]
Hall Communications purchased WTYD and WNLC in 1995.[9] On March 10, 2000, Hall changed the station's format to oldies as "Kool 101," in response to WVVE (102.3 FM, now WMOS) dropping the format in December 1999;[4] the WKNL call letters had been assigned on February 25, 2000.[1] The oldies format (which subsequently shifted to classic hits) was dropped at midnight on December 17, 2012, when it changed to hot adult contemporary, branded as "100.9 Roxy FM".[10] The last song on "Kool 101" was "Last Dance" by Donna Summer with the first song on "100.9 Roxy FM" being "Some Nights" by Fun.[3] On March 1, 2017, at 5PM, WKNL flipped back to classic hits, branded as "100.9 K-Hits". The airstaff from Roxy will remain on the station with the change.[11]
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- Cronin, Anthony (2005-05-04). "Florida radio company to buy two Willimantic stations". The Day (New London, CT).
- http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/116793/wknl-returns-classic-hits/
- "WTYD now playing oldies". The Day. March 11, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1971 (PDF). 1971. p. B-36. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 12, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 14, 1984. p. 92. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 27, 1989. p. 56. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- "Newsline". Billboard. December 3, 1994. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- Kool 101 Meets Roxy Radioinsight - December 17, 2012
- WKNL Returns to Classic Hits Radioinsight - March 1, 2017
External links
- Official website
- WKNL in the FCC's FM station database
- WKNL on Radio-Locator
- WKNL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database