WCRL

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WCRL
Frequency 1570 kHz
BrandingWCRL 95.3 FM
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
OwnerOur Town Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
 1952
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 5888
Class D
Power 2,500 watts (day)
64 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 33°57′16″N86°28′20″W / 33.95444°N 86.47222°W / 33.95444; -86.47222
Translator(s) 94.7 W234DI (Douglas)
95.3 W237DH (Oneonta)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wcrlradio.com

WCRL (1570 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Oneonta, Alabama. The station is owned by Our Town Radio, Inc. and began operation on July 29, 1952. WCRL airs a classic hits music format. [2]

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History

The station was assigned the WCRL call sign by the Federal Communications Commission. [3] The station has been owned by the L.D. Bentley Jr. family since the early 1950s, through Blount County Broadcasting Service, Inc. In 1968 the station added an FM sister, WKLD. That station was sold to Great South Wireless LLC in a deal that was completed in September 2008. [4]

In November 2002, control of Blount County Broadcasting Service legally passed from Luther Daniel Bentley Jr. to Luther Daniel Bentley III. [5] The younger Bentley and his sister, Teresa B. Lowry, now respectively own 51% and 49% of the corporation.

On March 30, 2012, Blount County Broadcasting Service, Inc., reached a deal to sell WCRL and its translator, W237DH, to Our Town Radio, Inc., for $180,000. The FCC approved the sale on May 14, 2012, and the transaction was consummated on June 1, 2012. [6] Our Town Radio, Inc., is owned by Mark S. Sims (51%) and Robbie McAlpine (49%) of Oneonta, Alabama.

Translators

WCRL rebroadcasts its signal on two FM translators:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W234DI94.7 FM Douglas, Alabama 202511230D LMS
W237DH95.3 FM Oneonta, Alabama 15099385D LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCRL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20080417ABT)". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BTC-20020725AAF)". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-20120330ALJ)". FCC Media Bureau. May 14, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
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