WKNL

WKNL
Broadcast area
Southeastern Connecticut
Frequency100.9 MHz
BrandingK-Love
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatChristian adult contemporary
NetworkK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
First air date
December 29, 1969 (1969-12-29)
Former call signs
WTYD (1970–2000)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Kool New London" (former branding)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
48547
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT99 meters (325 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°26′27.3″N 72°8′27.2″W / 41.440917°N 72.140889°W / 41.440917; -72.140889 (WKNL)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.klove.com

WKNL (100.9 FM) – branded K-Love – is a non-commercial contemporary Christian radio station licensed to serve New London, Connecticut. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation, and does not broadcast any local programming, functioning as the K-Love network affiliate for Southeastern Connecticut.

History

WKNL signed on December 29, 1969, as WTYD,[3] a beautiful music station branded as "Tide 101".[4] At the outset, the station was owned by Thames Broadcasting Corporation, which also owned WNLC (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]

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, following a half-hour of departure-themed songs (ending with "Last Dance" by Donna Summer), WKNL shifted to hot adult contemporary, branded as "100.9 Roxy FM"; at the time, sister station WNLC (98.7 FM) also programmed a classic hits format.[10] The first song on "100.9 Roxy FM" was "Some Nights" by Fun.[10]

On March 1, 2017, at 5:00 p.m., WKNL flipped back to classic hits, branded as "100.9 K-Hits". The airstaff from Roxy remained on the station with the change.[10] On December 20, 2024, WKNL rebranded as "Big 100.9".[11]

On April 30, 2026, Hall Communications announced it would sell WKNL to K-Love, Inc. for $481,000.[12] The sale was consummated on July 24, 2026.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKNL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WTYD-FM Goes on the Air Here Monday". The Day. New London, Connecticut. December 27, 1969. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  10. 1 2 3 Kool 101 Meets Roxy Radioinsight - December 17, 2012
  11. ↑ A Bigger WKNL in Eastern Connecticut Radioinsight - December 20, 2024
  12. ↑ Venta, Lance (April 30, 2026). "K-Love Acquires WKNL New London". RadioInsight.
  13. ↑ "Notification of Consummation". FCC.
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