WXQQ

Infobox Radio station
name = WNKL


city = Wauseon, Ohio
area = Toledo, Ohio
branding = "K-Love"
slogan = "Positive and Encouraging"
airdate =
frequency = 96.9 MHz
format = Religious
erp = 5,000 watts
haat = 109 meters (358 feet)
class = A
facility_id = 78441
coordinates = coord|41|36|03|N|83|54|27|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Cornerstone Church, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = WDMN
webcast =
website =
affiliations = K-Love

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.

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.

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.

Translators

RadioTranslators
callsign =
call1 = W225AM
freq1 = 92.9 FM
watts1 = 55
class1 = D
city1 = Middleton, OH
call2 = W236BH
freq2 = 95.1 FM
watts2 = 10
class2 = D
city2 = Perrysburg, OH
call3 = W277BI
freq3 = 103.3 FM
watts3 = 80
class3 = D
city3 = Toledo, OH
call4 = W290BA
freq4 = 105.9 FM
watts4 = 55
class4 = D
city4 = Bowling Green, OH

External links

* [http://www.klove.com K-Love Radio Network]
*FMQ|WNKL
*FML|WNKL
*FMARB|WNKL