WNLF
| City of license | Macomb, Illinois | 
|---|---|
| Branding | Backroad Country 95.9 | 
| Frequency | 95.9 MHz | 
| First air date | 2001[1] | 
| Format | Country | 
| ERP | 6,000 watts | 
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) | 
| Class | A | 
| Facility ID | 84197 | 
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°25′3.0″N 90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°WCoordinates: 40°25′3.0″N 90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°W (NAD83) | 
| Callsign meaning | Nancy L. Foster | 
| Owner | Fletcher Ford (Virden Broadcasting Corp.) | 
| Sister stations | WJEQ, WKAI, WLMD, WLRB, WMQZ | 
WNLF is a commercial radio station in Macomb, Illinois, broadcasting on 95.9 MHz FM. WNLF airs a country music format branded as "Backroad Country 95.9".
Formerly part of the husband-and-wife Prestige Communications radio group,[2] WNLF obtained its license on 16 March 2001 and had been owned by Nancy L. Foster via Colchester Radio, Inc. since its inception.[1] Effective November 30, 2015, WNLF and five sister stations were sold to Fletcher Ford's Virden Broadcasting Corp. at a purchase price of $725,000.
On August 26, 2015, WNLF changed their format from modern rock to country, branded as "Backroad Country 95.9".[3]
References
- 1 2 "Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-20001108AAC)". Federal Communications Commission. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ↑ Colchester Radio, Inc. (2009-02-04). "FCC 323: OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS (file no. BOS-20090209ADM)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ↑ Viden to Shuffle Newly Acquired Macomb, IL Cluster
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WNLF
- Radio-Locator information on WNLF
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WNLF
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