WUCL (FM)

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WUCL
Broadcast area Meridian, Mississippi
Frequency 105.7 MHz
Branding105.7 The Legend
Programming
Format Classic country
Ownership
Owner
  • Bryan Holladay
  • (Meridian Media Group, LLC)
WKZB, WALT-FM
History
First air date
1998(27 years ago) (1998) (as WJXM)
Former call signs
WMLV (7/1998-8/1998)
WJXM (1998–2016)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 81878
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 117 meters
Links
Public license information
Website 1057thelegend.com

WUCL (105.7 MHz, "Classic Country 105.7") is a classic country FM radio station broadcasting in the Meridian, Mississippi area.

Contents

WUCL is part of the Alert FM digital alert and messaging system for Lauderdale County first responders. [2]

History

On October 28, 2016, the then-WJXM changed its format from urban contemporary (which moved to WKZB 95.1 FM Marion, MS) to classic country, branded as "Classic Country 105.7" (format moved from WUCL 97.9 FM Newton, MS). [3] The station took on the WUCL call sign on November 8, 2016.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WUCL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Mississippi County Adds Alert FM Portal". Radio World. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012.
  3. "Three-Way Format Shuffle in Meridian". Radioinsight. November 1, 2016.

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