WCNL

WCNL is an AM radio station located at 1010 on the AM dial, licensed to Newport, New Hampshire. It was Newport's first radio station. The studios are located on Main Street in Newport, and its on-air slogan is Country 1010 WCNL-AM.

WCNL
CityNewport, New Hampshire
Broadcast areaSullivan County, New Hampshire
Frequency1010 kHz
BrandingCountry 1010
SloganPlaying All Your Country Favorites
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsThe UNH Sports Network, Red Sox Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerRobert Landry and John Landry
(Sugar River Media, LLC)
Sister stationsWNTK-FM, WCFR, WUVR, WCVR
History
First air date1960
Former call signsWNTK
Call sign meaningClaremont Newport New London
Technical information
Facility ID35406
ClassD
Power10,000 watts day
37 watts night
Translator(s)W234BN (94.7, Claremont)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitecountry1010.com

Translator
Broadcast translators of WCNL
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W234BN94.7Claremont, New Hampshire14633350154.5 m (507 ft)D43º23'34.3"N, 72º18'13.8"WFCC

History

WCNL went on the air as a 250W daytimer on 1010 in 1960, before moving up the dial with 10,000 watts of daytime power on 1020 and changing call letters to WNTK. WNTK became a stand-alone AM station when the original WCNL AM 1010 and WCNL-FM 101.7 were sold off to individual owners. WCNL-FM 101.7 became the original frequency for country formatted WXXK (Kixx). WNTK was fairly successful as a stand-alone AM talk signal. WNTK would eventually add a couple FM simulcast partners, with the first FM simulcast being on 100.5 FM then known as WNBX in Lebanon under a lease arrangement. WNTK received another simulcast partner, this time under the same ownership when the talk programming was broadcast over WNTK-FM 99.7 in New London where the talk format remains today.

WNTK was one of the early stations on board with The Rush Limbaugh Show, and was a huge catalyst in drawing listeners to the station. In fact, the station took advantage of Rush's popularity and even had a lifesize cardboard cutout of Rush which was brought to station live broadcasts. The owner, himself, was known to take Polaroid shots for listeners to keep while taking a picture with the Rush cutout. This cardboard cut of Rush was way before he 'slimmed down'. When Clear Channel bought WTSL in Hanover, New Hampshire, The Rush Limbaugh Show migrated to the much weaker 1400 signal, since The Rush Limbaugh Show's parent company was owned by Clear Channel. This was amid strong protests from the WNTK owner citing being an early and loyal affiliate, plus WNTK's strong 10,000 watt signal against WTSL's weaker 1,000 watt signal.

WNTK would then move back down the dial to 1010, this time remaining with 10,000 watts during daylight hours, and begin to broadcast with low night power. (1010 was a former Canadian clear channel frequency) When WNTK, now WCNL, operated on 1020 AM, the station had to cease operations at sunset to protect the 50,000 watt former clear channel signal of KDKA in Pittsburgh which throws a very powerful nighttime signal over the northeastern United States and beyond.

WCNL for a time carried an Americana format, before evolving in 2007 on the current country music format. In September 2007 then-WNTK switched back to the previous WCNL callsign.

July 2010, WCNL became one of 5 radio stations in America to be nominated for the National Association Of Broadcasters "Small Market Radio Station Of The Year" Marconi Award. Other stations nominated were KFGO: Fargo, N.D.; KGMI: Bellingham, Washington; KOFM: Enid, Oklahoma and WFRE: Frederick, Maryland. WCNL has also been recognized locally as the "Radio Station Of The Year" in 2009, and "Radio Station Of The Year" Merit Award winner from the New Hampshire Association Of Broadcasters in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Current programming

WCNL currently carries Boston Red Sox baseball along with sister stations WNTK, WCFR and WCVR. WCNL also is the weekly home of Newport High School football games. WCNL also airs the Newport Historical Society Minutes.

In December 2007, WCNL created the "Stuff a Truck" campaign for Toys For Tots - which evolved from WVRR/WMXR's former Program Director Steve Smith's Toys For Tots campaign called Stuff A Bus - 2004-2006. In 2007, WCNL raised 178 toys for Toys For Tots. In 2008, 547 toys were raised. In 2009, 831 toys were raised.

During the Fall of 2008, the Coats for the Community campaign kicked off with the United Way of Sullivan County. 342 coats were raised for needy families in Sullivan County. Coats For the Community continued in 2009, raising over 700 jackets for needy families.

September 2009: WCNL launched its FM translator on 94.7 MHz

In February 2011, working with the Newport Recreation Department, WCNL helped organize and set a Guinness World Record for the Largest Mustache And Beard Competition. Entitled "The Great Mustache Contest" during the 95th Annual Newport Winter Carnival, 462 men competed for the title of "Grand 'Stache."

Smith is the present General Manager, Program Director, and Morning Host of WCNL.

On February 3, 2017, WCNL was acquired by Sugar River Media, LLC.

Awards
  • 2007: Newport Area Chamber of Commerce Busy Bee Award
  • 2008: New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters Merit Award: Public Service Announcement
  • 2008: New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters Golden Mike: Sports Play By Play
  • 2008: Newport Area Chamber Of Commerce Community Service Award
  • 2009: New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters Golden Mike: Public Service Announcement
  • 2009: New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters Golden Mike: Radio Station of the Year
  • 2010: National Association Of Broadcasters - "Small Market Radio Station Of The Year" - Marconi Award Finalist
  • 2010: New Hampshire Association Of Broadcasters Golden Mic: Public Service Announcement
  • 2010: New Hampshire Association Of Broadcasters Golden Mic: Radio Station Of The Year - Merit Award
  • 2011: New Hampshire Association Of Broadcasters Granite Mic: Local/Station Event
  • 2012: New Hampshire Association Of Broadcasters Granite Mic: Station Promotional Announcement
  • 2013: New Hampshire Association Of Broadcasters Granite Mic: Radio Station Of the Year

Awards & Recognition to WCNL Staff

Steve Smith - General Manager

  • 2011: Self Made In New Hampshire - Finalist - Business NH Magazine
  • 2012: Radio's Rising Stars "35 Under 35" - Radio Ink Magazine
  • 2012: Newport Distinguished Citizen Of The Year - Newport Area Chamber Of Commerce
  • 2013: New Hampshire Young Professional Of The Year - Top 4 Finalist - Work Stay Play New Hampshire
  • 2013: Community Citizen Award - Croydon Grange #357
  • 2014: Best Radio Personality - Eagle Times

Past Logos
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gollark: Looking at MainApplication.py:> objects = []This is not a very descriptively named thing. There should probably be a comment.> `def populate(self):`Arguably, it isn't very good design to make the code responsible for display *also* directly handle directly loading CSVs and such. Maybe this should be separated out more.> `def increment(self):`This does not appear to save anywhere, although I may have missed that bit.
gollark: Also also also, the ` ticks_count = 0 # this is supposed to hold the number of ticks we have instanced an object for` on the `Tick` class is not used anywhere.
gollark: Also also, `def __str__(self): pass` doesn't seem to do anything either.
gollark: Also, this function seems to have no valid reason to exist.

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