WNLF (95.9 FM) is a commercial radio station in Macomb, Illinois. WNLF airs a country music format branded as "Hog Country 95.9".

WNLF
Broadcast areaWestern Illinois
Frequency95.9 MHz
BrandingHog Country 95.9
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
WKAI, WJEQ, WMQZ, WLMD
History
First air date
2001 (2001)[1]
Call sign meaning
Nancy L. Foster (Previous Owner)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID84197
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°25′3.0″N 90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°W / 40.417500; -90.614167 (NAD83)
Links
Public license information
Websiteregionalmedia.live

Formerly part of the husband-and-wife Prestige Communications radio group,[3] WNLF obtained its license on March 16, 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.

Previous logo

On August 26, 2015, WNLF changed their format from modern rock to country, branded as "Backroad Country 95.9".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-20001108AAC)". Federal Communications Commission. March 16, 2001. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNLF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Colchester Radio, Inc. (February 4, 2009). "FCC 323: OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS (file no. BOS-20090209ADM)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  4. ^ Viden to Shuffle Newly Acquired Macomb, IL Cluster
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