WKNL

WKNL
City New London, Connecticut
Branding 100.9 Roxy FM
Slogan The Best Music
Frequency 100.9 MHz
First air date January 1, 1970 (as WTYD)
Format Hot AC
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 99 meters (325 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 48547
Transmitter coordinates 41°26′27″N 72°8′29″W / 41.44083°N 72.14139°W / 41.44083; -72.14139 (WKNL)
Callsign meaning Kool (name of old format) New London
Former callsigns WTYD (1970–2000)[1]
Owner Hall Communications, Inc.
Sister stations WCTY, WICH, WILI, WILI-FM, WNLC
Webcast Listen Live
Website radioroxy.com

WKNL (100.9 FM, "Roxy FM") 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.[2] It airs a hot adult contemporary music format.[3]

History

WKNL signed on January 1, 1970 as WTYD, a beautiful music station branded as "Tide 101."[4] At the outset, the station was owned by Thames Broadcasting Corporation, which also owned WNLC (then at 1510 AM).[5] Thames Broadcasting sold the stations to Mercury Broadcasting Corporation in 1976;[6] in 1984, Mercury sold them to Drubner Broadcasting,[7] which then sold WTYD and WNLC to Andross Communications in 1989.[8] In 1990, WTYD shifted to an adult contemporary format.[4]

WKNL's logo as "Kool 101"

Hall Communications purchased WTYD and WNLC in 1995.[9] 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;[4] 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". 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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ Cronin, Anthony (2005-05-04). "Florida radio company to buy two Willimantic stations". The Day (New London, CT).
  3. 1 2 http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/80070/kool-101-new-london-meets-roxy/
  4. 1 2 3 "WTYD now playing oldies". The Day. March 11, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1971 (PDF). 1971. p. B-36. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 12, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  7. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 14, 1984. p. 92. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 27, 1989. p. 56. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Newsline". Billboard. December 3, 1994. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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