WNLF

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WNLF

| logo =

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| city = Macomb, Illinois

| area = Western Illinois

| branding = Hog Country 95.9

| frequency = 95.9 MHz

| repeater =

| airdate = {{start date|2001}}

| format = Country

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| erp = 6,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 84197

| coordinates = {{coord|40|25|3.0|N|90|36|51.0|W |type:landmark_region:US-IL_source:NAD83 |display=inline,title}} (NAD83)

| callsign_meaning = Nancy L. Foster (Previous Owner)

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| affiliations =

| owner = Fletcher Ford

| licensee = Virden Broadcasting Corp.

| sister_stations = WKAI, WJEQ, WMQZ, WLMD

| webcast =

| website = {{url|http://regionalmedia.live}}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WNLF (95.9 FM) is a commercial radio station in Macomb, Illinois. WNLF airs a country music format branded as "Hog Country 95.9".

Formerly part of the husband-and-wife Prestige Communications radio group,{{cite web | url = http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1293651&Service=AM&Form_id=323&Facility_id=60016 | title = FCC 323: OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS (file no. BOS-20090209ADM) | author = Colchester Radio, Inc. | publisher = Federal Communications Commission | date = February 4, 2009 | access-date = July 25, 2009 }} WNLF obtained its license on March 16, 2001, and had been owned by Nancy L. Foster via Colchester Radio, Inc. since its inception.{{cite web | url = http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=532691 | title = Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-20001108AAC) | publisher = Federal Communications Commission | date = March 16, 2001 | access-date = July 25, 2009 }} Effective November 30, 2015, WNLF and five sister stations were sold to Fletcher Ford's Virden Broadcasting Corp. at a purchase price of $725,000.

File:WNLF BackroadCountry95.9 logo.png

On August 26, 2015, WNLF changed their format from modern rock to country, branded as "Backroad Country 95.9".[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/94234/virden-to-shuffle-newly-acquired-macomb-il-cluster/ Viden to Shuffle Newly Acquired Macomb, IL Cluster]

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