WNLF

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WNLF
WNLF BackroadCountry95.9 logo.png
City Macomb, Illinois
Frequency 95.9 MHz
BrandingBackroad Country 95.9
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerFletcher Ford
(Virden Broadcasting Corp.)
WJEQ, WKAI, WLMD, WMQZ
History
First air date
2001 [1]
Call sign meaning
Nancy L. Foster
Technical information
Facility ID 84197
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°25′3.0″N90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°W / 40.417500; -90.614167 Coordinates: 40°25′3.0″N90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°W / 40.417500; -90.614167 (NAD83)
Links
Website regionalmedia.info/stations/backroad-country-95-9

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-20001108AAC)". Federal Communications Commission. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Viden to Shuffle Newly Acquired Macomb, IL Cluster


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