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Radio station in Clinton, North Carolina, United States

BrandingOldies 1170

WCLN
Programming
Clinton, North Carolina United States
Frequency	1170 kHz
Branding	Oldies 1170
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Ownership
Owner	Christian Listening Network, Inc.
History
First air date	December 16, 1975
Call sign meaning	"Clinton" or "Christian Listening Network"
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7090
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	35°1′21.00″N 78°20′58.00″W / 35.0225000°N 78.3494444°W / 35.0225000; -78.3494444
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.oldies1170.com

WCLN (1170 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Clinton, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Clinton/Sampson radio, Inc.

Larry Carr of Clinton operated WCLN, a daytime-only station, and WCLN-FM prior to the 1991 purchase of the 16-year-old stations by Willis Broadcasting Corp. of Norfolk, Virginia. The stations' format would be adult contemporary music and oldies.^[2]

WCLN and WCLN-FM were Christian radio when the FM station increased its power from 3,000 to 25,000 watts to better cover Fayetteville. Curt Nunnery of WFLB became sales manager.^[3]

By 1997, WCLN was airing Southern gospel music separately from the FM,^[4] and by 2000, WCLN was playing oldies.^[5]

In 2012, WCLN played oldies along with locally oriented programming including Clinton High School sports. The hosts of the morning show can be seen through glass from the outside, as is true for the Today show.^[6]

References

↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCLN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ "Virginia Firm Buys Clinton Radio Station," The Fayetteville Observer, July 13, 1991.
↑ Michael Futch, "It's All Christmas, All the Time at WFLB," The Fayetteville Observer, December 9, 1994.
↑ "The Cape Fear Region's Information Resources," The Fayetteville Observer, March 22, 1997.
↑ "News, Information and Entertainment Sources," The Fayetteville Observer, June 24, 2000.
↑ Futch, Michael (March 5, 2012). "Clinton radio team early to rise for 'The Morning Show' on WCLN-AM". Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved June 5, 2012.^{[dead link]}

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 7090 (WCLN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WCLN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

v t e Oldies radio stations in the state of North Carolina
By AM frequency	630 700 850 1050 1120 1170 1230 1280 1300 1320 1350 1390 1470 1580
By FM frequency	94.1 99.1
By callsign	WAIZ WCLN WCOG WDZD-LP WHIP WLON WNNC WOHS WKIX WSAT WSME WSYD WTOE WZKY WZOO
By city	Albemarle Asheboro Camp Lejeune Clinton Greensboro Hickory Lincolnton Monroe Mooresville Mount Airy Newton Raleigh Salisbury (WSAT) Shelby Spruce Pine
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in North Carolina See also Oldies Classic Hits

v t e Daytime-only radio stations in North Carolina
Stations	WARR - Warrenton WAUG - New Hope WBFJ - Winston-Salem WCIS - Morganton WCLN - Clinton WCLW - Eden WCOK - Sparta WCPS - Tarboro WCXN - Claremont WDSL - Mocksville WDRU - Creedmoor WEAL - Greensboro WECR - Newland WGCR - Pisgah Forest WGOS - High Point WHNC - Henderson WKGX - Lenoir WKOO - Rose Hill WKTE - King WLLQ - Chapel Hill WLWL - Rockingham WNOW - Mint Hill WOBX - Wanchese WOGR - Charlotte WPEK - Fairview WPIP - Winston-Salem WPYB - Benson WREV - Reidsville WRNA - China Grove WRRZ - Clinton WRTG - Garner WRXO - Roxboro WSME - Camp Lejeune WSMX - Winston-Salem WTCG - Mount Holly WTSB - Selma WTXY - Whiteville WVOE - Chadbourn WWDR - Murfreesboro WWOL - Forest City WXIT - Blowing Rock WXNC - Monroe WYAL - Scotland Neck WYNC - Yanceyville WYZD - Dobson WZOO - Asheboro
Defunct	WGSB - Mebane WGTL - Kannapolis WGTM - Spindale WJOS - Elkin WJPI - Plymouth WLTT - Carolina Beach WSDC - Mocksville WSPF - Hickory WTRQ - Warsaw WUIV - Icard WWNG - Havelock
See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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