WNCL

{{short description|Classic hits radio station in Milford–Dover, Delaware}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WNCL

| logo = WNCL Cool102.1-930 logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Milford, Delaware

| area = Dover, Delaware

| branding = Cool 102.1 & 930

| frequency = 930 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|102.1|W271CX|Milford}}

| airdate = 1953

| format = Classic hits

| power = 500 watts day
81 watts night

| class = D

| facility_id = 53483

| coordinates = {{coord|38|55|39|N|75|29|20|W}}

| callsign_meaning = W N CooL (station branding)

| former_callsigns = WTHD (1968–1980)
WAFL (1980–1982)
WYUS (1982–2019)

| affiliations = Westwood One

| owner = Forever Media

| licensee = FM Radio Licenses, LLC

| sister_stations = {{hlist|WAFL|WAVD|WCHK-FM|WXDE}}

| webcast = [https://listen.streamon.fm/wnclam Listen Live]

| website = [https://www.foreverdelmarva.com/cool1021/ Cool 102.1/930]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WNCL (930 AM, "Cool 102.1/930") is a radio station licensed to Milford, Delaware. Owned by Forever Media, it broadcasts a classic hits format serving Dover, Delaware. It is simulcast on FM translator 102.1 W271CX in Milford.{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=FA07&surveyID=FA07&band=am&callLetter=WYUS |title=Fall 2007 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron}}

History

Before ESPN, the then-WYUS 930 used to air a Spanish language Contemporary Hit Radio music format called "La Exitosa".

WYUS 930 also broadcasts from a translator located in Milford DE on 102.1 FM with 250 watts.{{Cite web|url=http://radio-locator.com/info/W271CX-FX|title=W271CX-FM 102.1 MHZ - Milford, DE}}

The station was assigned the WYUS call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on September 2, 1982.{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53483&Callsign=WNCL |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}

In late-October 2019, the station dropped ESPN Radio, and flipped to classic hits as Cool 102.1/930. The format and branding originated from sister station WNCL, which had begun to transition to the country music format The Chicken. WYUS also adopted the WNCL calls.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181230/forever-prepping-multiple-changes-in-delmarva/|title=Chicken 101.3 Debuts In Delaware|date=2019-11-01|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-05}}

Translators

{{RadioTranslators

| callsign = WNCL

| call1 = W271CX

| freq1 = 102.1

| fid1 = 151295

| watts1 = 250

| haat1 = 76

| class1 = D

| city1 = Milford, Delaware

}}

References

External links

[https://www.facebook.com/Cool101.3DE/ Cool 102.1 & 930 Facebook]

NCL

Category:Radio stations established in 1968

Category:1968 establishments in Delaware

Category:Milford, Delaware