WFNL

WFNL may refer to:

WFNL (AM)

WFNL "Funny 570" is an all-comedy radio station serving the Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The station serves as the Triangle affiliate for the 24/7 Comedy radio network. Its studios are located in Raleigh, and the transmitter is co-located at the transmitter site of sister station WPTF in Cary.

History

WLLE ("Willie") could be heard as far away as Walkertown and Wallace-Rose Hill. Its DJs included Daddy O on the Radio, Big Bill Haywood, Brother James Thomas, Prince Ike Behind the Mike, Jimmy Johnson of JJ’s House Party, and Sweet Bob Rogers. Ray "Dr. Jocko" Henderson, who later became well known in Detroit, was popular with both black and white listeners in the 1960s. He is credited with helping Raleigh get through difficult times during integration of the schools and the death of Martin Luther King Jr. His style came from Douglas "Jocko" Henderson of Philadelphia and Durham's Dr. Jive of WSRC.

Wallace LaCrosse Hankin bought WLLE in 1966. WLLE became the station for Raleigh's black community, and it was the second most popular AM station.