WKNL

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WKNL
Broadcast area Southeastern Connecticut
Frequency 100.9 MHz
BrandingBig 100.9
Programming
Language English
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner Hall Communications, Inc.
WCTY, WICH, WILI, WILI-FM, WNLC
History
First air date
December 29, 1969 (1969-12-29)
Former call signs
WTYD (1970–2000) [1]
Call sign meaning
"Kool New London" (former branding)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 48547
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 99 meters (325 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°26′27.3″N72°8′27.2″W / 41.440917°N 72.140889°W / 41.440917; -72.140889 (WKNL)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website bighitsbigfun.com

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. [3] It airs a classic hits music format. [4]

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History

WKNL signed on December 29, 1969, as WTYD, [5] a beautiful music station branded as "Tide 101". [6] At the outset, the station was owned by Thames Broadcasting Corporation, which also owned WNLC (1510 AM). [7] Thames Broadcasting sold the stations to Mercury Broadcasting Corporation in 1976; [8] in 1984, Mercury sold them to Drubner Broadcasting, [9] which then sold WTYD and WNLC to Andross Communications in 1989. [10] In 1990, WTYD shifted to an adult contemporary format. [6]

Hall Communications purchased WTYD and WNLC in 1995. [11] 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; [6] 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"; at the time, sister station WNLC (98.7 FM) also programmed a classic hits format. [12] 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. [12] 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. [12]

On December 20, 2024, WKNL rebranded as "Big 100.9". [13]

WKNL 100.9 K-Hits logo.png

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKNL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ Cronin, Anthony (May 4, 2005). "Florida radio company to buy two Willimantic stations". The Day (New London, CT).
  4. ↑ "WKNL Returns to Classic Hits".
  5. ↑ "WTYD-FM Goes on the Air Here Monday". The Day. New London, Connecticut. December 27, 1969. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 3 "WTYD now playing oldies". The Day . March 11, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1971 (PDF). 1971. p. B-36. Retrieved April 4, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting . January 12, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  9. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 14, 1984. p. 92. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  10. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 27, 1989. p. 56. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Newsline". Billboard . December 3, 1994. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 Kool 101 Meets Roxy Radioinsight - December 17, 2012
  13. ↑ A Bigger WKNL in Eastern Connecticut Radioinsight - December 20, 2024
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