WNNL

Radio station in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WNNL (103.9 FM) is an urban gospel formatted station serving the Raleigh–Durham metropolitan region. Owned by Radio One with WQOK and WFXC/WFXK, the station is home to the Yolanda Adams morning show. Its studios are located in Raleigh and its transmitter site is in Fuquay-Varina, the station's city of license.

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WNNL
Broadcast area
Frequency103.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingThe Light 103.9
Programming
FormatUrban gospel
SubchannelsHD2: Simulcast of WDRU
Ownership
Owner
WFXC, WFXK, WQOK
History
First air date
1981; 45 years ago (1981)
Former call signs
  • WAKS-FM (1978–1987)
  • WAZZ (1987–1989)
  • WNND (1989–1996)
  • WTCD (1996)
  • WZZU-FM (1996–1998)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9728
ClassC3
ERP7,900 watts
HAAT176 meters (577 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°35′47.5″N 78°45′17″W
TranslatorHD2: 105.7 W289BD (Raleigh)
Repeater107.1 WFXC HD2 (Durham) 104.3 WFXK HD2 (Bunn)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.thelightnc.com
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WNNL broadcasts two channels in the HD Radio format.[3]

History

WAKS-FM was a country station in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and sister station to WAKS (1460 AM) when it signed on in 1981. In 1987 the station became easy listening WAZZ. In 1989 the station moved to Cary, North Carolina, and began playing smooth jazz as WNND "The Wind".[4]

After financial problems, WNND was sold to Clear Channel[5][6] and switched to a classic hits format, with the call letters WZZU, previously used by what is now WNCB. The current format began in October 1997 on WZZU and WDUR.[7]

Clear Channel owned WNNL, WFXC, WFXK and WQOK until 2000 when the stations were spun off to Radio One for Clear Channel to meet ownership caps following their acquisition of AMFM.[8]

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More information Call sign, Frequency ...
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
W289BD 105.7 FMRaleigh, North Carolina152721250120.1 m (394 ft)D35°47′21.5″N 78°40′44″WLMSRelays HD2
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