WPLR
Radio station in New Haven, Connecticut
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WPLR (99.1 MHz, also known as "99.1 PLR"), licensed to New Haven, Connecticut, is a mainstream rock station owned by Connoisseur Media as of May 10, 2013.[2][3] The station's playlist includes rock music from the 1970s to the early 2000s.
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| Frequency | 99.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 99.1 PLR |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: WICC simulcast (news/talk) |
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| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs | WNHC-FM (1948–1971) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 46968 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 15,000 watts |
| HAAT | 276 meters (906 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°25′22.3″N 72°57′4.4″W |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
The station, which first went on the air in 1948 as WNHC-FM,[4] has a history as a pioneer in the AOR format, with which it has closely identified since its inception in the early 1970s.
WPLR's studios are located on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford alongside other Connoisseur radio stations. Previously, the studios were located on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden and prior to that the offices and studios were located on Chapel Street in New Haven. The station's transmitter is located on Madmare Mountain in Hamden near the WTNH transmitter site.
WPLR-HD2
On September 18, 2017, at 10:23 am. WPLR launched an alternative rock format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Mod 102.3" (reflecting its simulcast on translator W272DO 102.3 FM). The first song on Mod was "First" by Cold War Kids.[5][6]
W272DO was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting in January 2018. On January 15, it immediately ceased simulcasting "Mod" and began carrying Spanish CHR "Bomba" from WMRQ-FM HD2.[7] As of November 24, 2019, WPLR-HD2 is no longer broadcasting the "Mod" format and is now simulcasting WICC (600 AM) from Bridgeport.
