WKNL
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". WKNL (100.9 FM, "Big 100.9") 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.[1] It airs a classic hits music format.[2]
History
WKNL signed on January 1, 1970, as WTYD, a beautiful music station branded as "Tide 101".[3] At the outset, the station was owned by Thames Broadcasting Corporation, which also owned WNLC (1510 AM).[4] Thames Broadcasting sold the stations to Mercury Broadcasting Corporation in 1976;[5] in 1984, Mercury sold them to Drubner Broadcasting,[6] which then sold WTYD and WNLC to Andross Communications in 1989.[7] In 1990, WTYD shifted to an adult contemporary format.[3]
Hall Communications purchased WTYD and WNLC in 1995.[8] 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;[3] the WKNL call letters had been assigned on February 25, 2000.[9] 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"; at the time, sister station WNLC (98.7 FM) also programmed a classic hits format.[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.[10] On March 1, 2017, at 5:00 pm, WKNL flipped back to classic hits, branded as "100.9 K-Hits". The airstaff from Roxy remained on the station with the change.[10]
On December 20, 2024, WKNL rebranded as "Big 100.9".[11]
Previous logo
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References
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- ↑ a b c Kool 101 Meets Roxy Radioinsight - December 17, 2012
- ↑ A Bigger WKNL in Eastern Connecticut Radioinsight - December 20, 2024
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External links
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- Template:Show by date&band=fm&callLetter=WKNL WKNL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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