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WWKL
Broadcast areaHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Frequency106.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingHot 106.7
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAnalog/HD1: Country
HD2: Sports (WHGB simulcast)
Ownership
Owner
WHGB, WZCY-FM,
WNNK-FM, WQXA-FM
History
First air date
November 1, 1978 (1978-11-01)[1]
Former call signs
WQVE (1978-1983)
WKCD-FM (1983-1985)
WTPA-FM (1985-1986)
WTPA (1986-2011)
Call sign meaning
We're KooL (former branding "Cool 92.1")
Technical information
Facility ID54021
ClassA
ERP1,250 watts
HAAT219 meters (719 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°10′38.0″N 76°52′38.0″W / 40.177222°N 76.877222°W / 40.177222; -76.877222 (NAD27)
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hot1067pa.com
www.sportsradio965.com (HD2)

WWKL-FM (106.7 FM, "Hot 106.7”) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Hershey, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, Inc., through licensee Radio License Holding CBC, LLC, and broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) format.

WWKL uses HD Radio and simulcasts the sports radio programming of sister station WHGB on its HD2 subchannel.

History

The station signed on for the first time in 1978 as WQVE with its branding as QV93 under ownership of West Shore Broadcasting. The branding was changed to Magic 93 in 1982, followed by a call sign change to WKCD.[2]

In 1985, FM104 WTPA changed call signs to WNNK and its branding to Wink 104. At that time, Jim O'Leary was an owner of WKCD, and his wife, Carol, was the General Manager at FM104. The two organized a transfer of the WTPA call sign and the station's rock music format to 93.5.[3] In 1987, WTPA relocated its transmitter to a location closer to Harrisburg, along with an increase in effective radiated power from 535 to 830 watts.[4]

By the late 1990s, AMFM, Inc. owned WTPA. AMFM was purchased by Clear Channel Communications in a deal announced on October 3, 1999, and valued at $17.4 billion.[5] As a condition of the Clear Channel-AMFM merger, the United States Department of Justice forced the new company to sell 99 radio stations in 27 markets in United States. WTPA was one, as well as Harrisburg-area stations WNNK-FM, WTCY and WNCE-FM. All went to Cumulus Media.[6]

In 2011, the United States Department of Justice approved the purchase of Citadel Broadcasting by Cumulus, provided that Cumulus divest itself of three stations,[7] two of which were WWKL and WCAT-FM as well as the "intellectual property" of WTPA.[8] Cumulus chose to swap the WTPA and WWKL licenses, effectively moving WTPA and its classic rock format to 92.1 and WWKL and its contemporary hit radio format to 93.5. Following the swap, the station changed its branding to Hot 93.5.[9][10]

On March 15, 2018, WWKL flipped to the 106.7 frequency as part of a format swap with Nash FM-branded WZCY, giving the country format better coverage in the Lancaster, York, and Reading metropolitan areas. Alongside the swap, the Nash FM format from WZCY segued into a gold-based direction akin to Cumulus's "Nash Icon" brand, focusing more on country musicians who were active in 1990's and 2000's.[11]

HD radio

Cumulus Broadcasting began adding HD Radio equipment to some of its stations in 2005. One of the first ten stations to receive the new technology was WTPA, now WWKL.[12]

Translators

WWKL-HD2 programming is simulcast on the following translator:[13]

Broadcast translator for WWKL-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W243BR 96.5 FM Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 144131 200 221 m (725 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-380. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Portzline, Timothy (2011). Harrisburg Broadcasting. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. p. 87. ISBN 9780738575070.
  3. ^ Portzline, Timothy (2011). Harrisburg Broadcasting. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. p. 99. ISBN 9780738575070.
  4. ^ "FCC FM Broadcast Station Construction Permit" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Clear Channel gets AMFM". CNNMoney. October 4, 1999. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "Clear Channel-AMFM Merger Gets Approval". Los Angeles Times. Washington. August 30, 2000. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Cumulus gets antitrust OK to buy Citadel". Reuters. September 8, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (September 15, 2011). "DOJ Approves Cumulus/Citadel Merger Pending Additional Spinoffs". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "Radio dial rotates 93.5 WTPA, HOT 92.1 and other area stations are undergoing changes". Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Fybush, Scott (September 12, 2011). "NY, PA Flooded; WEEI Moves to FM". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "Cumulus Completes Harrisburg Format Swap; Revamps Nash Lineup". RadioInsight. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  12. ^ Harnett, Mary Beth (April 24, 2006). "Harris Corporation Announces Multi-Deal Agreement as Exclusive HD Radio(TM) Supplier to Cumulus Broadcasting". EE Times. UBM Canon.[dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Station Search Details". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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