WKNL

WKNL
City New London, Connecticut
Branding 100.9 K-Hits
Slogan Big Hits, Big Fun!
Frequency 100.9 MHz
First air date January 1, 1970 (as WTYD)
Format Classic hits
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 99 meters (325 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 48547
Transmitter coordinates 41°26′27″N 72°8′29″W / 41.44083°N 72.14139°W / 41.44083; -72.14139 (WKNL)Coordinates: 41°26′27″N 72°8′29″W / 41.44083°N 72.14139°W / 41.44083; -72.14139 (WKNL)
Callsign meaning K-Hits New London
Former callsigns WTYD (1970–2000)[1]
Owner Hall Communications, Inc.
Sister stations WCTY, WICH, WILI, WILI-FM, WNLC
Webcast Listen Live
Website bighitsbigfun.com

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]

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]

WKNL's logo as "Kool 101"

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

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ Cronin, Anthony (2005-05-04). "Florida radio company to buy two Willimantic stations". The Day (New London, CT).
  3. 1 2 http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/116793/wknl-returns-classic-hits/
  4. 1 2 3 "WTYD now playing oldies". The Day. March 11, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1971 (PDF). 1971. p. B-36. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 12, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  7. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 14, 1984. p. 92. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 27, 1989. p. 56. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Newsline". Billboard. December 3, 1994. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  10. ↑ Kool 101 Meets Roxy Radioinsight - December 17, 2012
  11. ↑ WKNL Returns to Classic Hits Radioinsight - March 1, 2017
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