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WNKL
City of license Wauseon, Ohio
Broadcast area Toledo, Ohio
Branding K-Love
Slogan "Positive and Encouraging"
Frequency 96.9 MHz
Format Religious
ERP 5,000 watts
HAAT 109 meters (358 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 78441
Transmitter Coordinates 41°36′03″N, 83°54′27″W
Affiliations K-Love
Owner Cornerstone Church, Inc.
Sister stations WDMN

WNKL (96.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Wauseon, Ohio. Currently WNKL is simulcasting K-Love, a Contemporary Christian radio network based in Rocklin, California. The network's tagline is "Positive and Encouraging, K-Love." WNKL is owned by Cornerstone Church, although the station is operated by the Educational Media Foundation, owners of the K-Love network, through a Local Marketing Agreement.

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[edit] History

The 96.9 FM frequency went on the air in April 2003 with the calls WXQQ and a "stunting" format of songs from movie soundtracks. After two months of stunting, the station debuted a dance-based rhythmic CHR format as "Q96-9", which featured techno-dance tunes, dance remixes of pop hits, and some hip-hop as well. The station was almost automated at first, running without DJs or commercials. Later the station added a few commercials and even started DJ's during prime listening hours. The station is perhaps best known for it's weekly live mix shows usually heard on Friday and Saturday. The mixes featured 3 resident DJ's: Adubb, Jessie Door, and Symmetry. "Q96-9" touted itself as "The Only Station That Mixes Live in the 419". Referring to the 419 area code in which the Toledo metro falls. The format choice surprised many listeners who had been, given the station's ownership, expecting some kind of religious format from the start on 96.9.

"Q96-9" did, in fact, not last long despite making some minor inroads into the Toledo Arbitron ratings, and in 2004, the dance format was dropped and the station returned to the "stunt" format of movie themes. The calls were changed to WNKL, and once the stunting was over, 96.9 FM emerged as northwestern Ohio's "K-Love" affiliate.

[edit] Coverage

WNKL broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power from a tower located northwest of Swanton, Ohio. The station's primary coverage area includes portions of Fulton, Lucas and Henry counties in Ohio as well as Lenawee and Monroe counties in Michigan, though the station can be heard on a good radio as far north as Saline, Michigan, and as far south as Ottawa, Ohio.

[edit] Translators

Callsign Frequency City of license Power Class Additional Information
W225AM 92.9 FM Middleton, OH 55 watts D FCC Radio Locator
W236BH 95.1 FM Perrysburg, OH 10 watts D FCC Radio Locator
W277BI 103.3 FM Toledo, OH 80 watts D FCC Radio Locator
W290BA 105.9 FM Bowling Green, OH 55 watts D FCC Radio Locator

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