WNLF

WNLF
City	Macomb, Illinois
Frequency	95.9 MHz
Branding	Backroad Country 95.9
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Fletcher Ford ; (Virden Broadcasting Corp.)
Sister stations	WJEQ, WKAI, WLMD, WMQZ
History
First air date	2001
Call sign meaning	Nancy L. Foster
Technical information
Facility ID	84197
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°25′3.0″N 90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°WCoordinates: 40°25′3.0″N 90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°W (NAD83)
Links
Website	regionalmedia.info/stations/backroad-country-95-9

WNLF is a commercial radio station in Macomb, Illinois, broadcasting on 95.9 MHz FM. WNLF airs a country music format branded as "Backroad Country 95.9".

Formerly part of the husband-and-wife Prestige Communications radio group,^[2] WNLF obtained its license on 16 March 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.

On August 26, 2015, WNLF changed their format from modern rock to country, branded as "Backroad Country 95.9".^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-20001108AAC)". Federal Communications Commission. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ Colchester Radio, Inc. (2009-02-04). "FCC 323: OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS (file no. BOS-20090209ADM)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ Viden to Shuffle Newly Acquired Macomb, IL Cluster

External links[]

WNLF in the FCC FM station database
WNLF on Radio-Locator
WNLF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[fcc-aac-1] "Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-20001108AAC)". Federal Communications Commission. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

[fcc323-adm-2] Colchester Radio, Inc. (2009-02-04). "FCC 323: OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS (file no. BOS-20090209ADM)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

[3] Viden to Shuffle Newly Acquired Macomb, IL Cluster

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