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WNLF

Coordinates: 40°25′3.0″N 90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°W / 40.417500; -90.614167
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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

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

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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