WWEL

For the radio station in Chicago that held the call sign WWEL from 1970 to 1972, see WLIT-FM. For the radio station in Medford, Massachusetts that held the call sign WWEL from 1972 to 1979, see WXKS-FM.

WWEL

London, Kentucky
Frequency	103.9 MHz
Branding	SAM 103.9
Programming
Format	Hot AC
Ownership
Owner	Forcht Broadcasting (F.T.G. Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations	WANV, WFTG
History
First air date	1970 (as WFTG-FM)
Former call signs	WFTG-FM (1970–1979) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20413
Class	A
ERP	5,400 watts
HAAT	106 meters (348 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°08′30″N84°04′45″W / 37.14167°N 84.07917°W / 37.14167; -84.07917
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.sam1039.com

WWEL (103.9 FM, "SAM 103.9") is a radio station licensed to serve London, Kentucky. The station is owned by Forcht Broadcasting, a Forcht Group of Kentucky Company and licensed to F.T.G. Broadcasting, Inc. ^[3]

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since May 21, 1979. ^[1] The station had been previously assigned WFTG-FM, after its sister station WFTG (1400 AM). For several years the format was country music before the format change and rebranding of the station to SAM 103.9 (shifting to Hot AC after the shutdown of the Sam FM network during the 2015 Labor Day weekend).

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References

1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WWEL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links

• WWEL official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 20413 (WWEL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WWEL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database