WZLF

WZLF (107.1 FM, "95.3 and 107.1 The Wolf") is a radio station licensed to serve Bellows Falls, Vermont transmitting from Alstead, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Binnie Media. It airs a country music format, simulcast with WXLF (95.3 FM) in Hartford.[2]

WZLF
CityBellows Falls, Vermont
Broadcast areaClaremont, New Hampshire and Springfield, Vermont
Branding95.3 and 107.1 The Wolf
Slogan"#1 for Today's Country"
Frequency107.1 MHz
First air date1981 (as WTIJ)
FormatCountry
ERP1,150 watts
HAAT162 meters (532 feet)
ClassA
Facility ID69493
Transmitter coordinates43°12′33″N 72°19′58″W
Call sign meaningW Z WoLF
Former call signsWTIJ (1981–1983)
WBFL (1983–1996)
WZSH (1996–2005)[1]
OwnerBinnie Media
(WBIN Media Co., Inc.)
Sister stationsWXLF
WebcastListen Live
Websitenh1.com/wxlf

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since March 1, 2005.[1]

History

The station signed on in 1981 as WTIJ, a religious station owned by Brian Dodge. WTIJ was sold in 1983 to local residents Brad and Evelyn Weeks, who flipped it to country as WBFL. Dodge's mother Etta, owned WBFL's translator station in Keene, New Hampshire, W288AM (105.5 FM). On January 1, 1990, WBFL flipped again to classic rock as "B-107". That format, despite ratings success, was not profitable and ended two years later, and signaled the end of locally originated programming on 107.1. The station struggled into the mid 1990s with an adult album alternative format, then a simulcast of Marlboro station WSSH as WZSH until 1996 under new owner Dynacom. That was followed by country simulcasting under Dynacom and Vox, then Nassau Broadcasting Partners.

WZLF, along with 16 other Nassau stations in northern New England, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled by Bill Binnie, on May 22, 2012. Binnie already owned WBIN-TV in Derry, New Hampshire.[3][4] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.[5]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  4. "WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  5. Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.


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