WNBL

WNBL may refer to:

WNBL (FM)

WNBL is an FM radio station licensed to South Bristol, New York currently airing a country-formatted station branded as 107.3 The Bull. The iHeartMedia, Inc. outlet broadcasts at 107.3 MHz with an ERP of 650 watts. It is programmed and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc.'s Rochester, New York cluster. The station has been prone to frequent format changes in its history.

History

The station now known as WNBL was granted a construction permit in 1991 under the calls WFUD. It signed on in 1996 as WRCD, licensed to Honeoye Falls. A sister station to WMAX-FM 106.7, WRCD operated from the WMAX studios at 412 State Street in downtown Rochester and a transmitter site in Bloomfield, on the southeastern edge of the Rochester market. Under original owner Auburn Cablevision, WRCD used a satellite-delivered smooth jazz format from Sony's SW programming service.

In 1997, Auburn Cablevision sold WMAX-FM and WRCD to Jacor Communications. On February 19, 1998, Jacor rearranged the formats on its new acquisitions. WRCD's smooth jazz was replaced by a rhythmic top-40 format called "Jam'n 107.3." On March 1, 1998, WRCD changed calls to WMAX-FM, as the former WMAX-FM on 106.7 became WYSY.

WZPS

WZPS (1200 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. The station is owned by Mortenson Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by Mortenson Broadcasting Co. of West Virginia, LLC.

It airs a gospel music format with some Christian programming, according to the station's own web site.

History

Early days

This station, as WPLH, signed on for the first time on November 29, 1946, with a "grand opening" program broadcast live from the Hotel Prichard in Huntington. WPLH transmitted at 1450 kHz with a 250 watt non-directional signal. The Huntington Broadcasting Corporation, owned and operated by Flem J. Evans, advertised broadcasting, recording and transcription services as being available at the WPLH studios. The station offered a mix of live and recorded local programming, live hillbilly music from the Echo Valley Boys and other groups, plus national programming from the Mutual Network. The callsign was said to stand for "Work, Play, and Live in Huntington."