fm slogan the best music frequency 100.9 mhz first air date january 1 1970 as wtyd format hot ac erp 6 000 watts haat 99 meters 325 feet class a facility id 48547 transmitter coordinates 41 26 27 n 72 8 29 w 41.44083 n 72.14139 w 41.44083 ; 72.14139 wknl callsign meaning kool name of old format new london former callsigns wtyd 1970 2000 1 owner hall communications inc. sister stations wcty wich wili wili fm wnlc webcast listen live website radioroxy.com wknl 100.9 fm roxy fm is a radio station licensed to serve new london connecticut . the station is owned by hall communications inc. which owns a number of stations in medium sized markets along the eastern seaboard from vermont to florida . 2 it airs a hot adult contemporary music format . 3 history edit wknl signed on january 1 1970 as wtyd a beautiful music station branded as tide 101 . 4 at the outset the station was owned by thames broadcasting corporation which also owned wnlc then at 1510 am . 5 thames broadcasting sold the stations to mercury broadcasting corporation in 1976 ; 6 in 1984 mercury sold them to drubner broadcasting 7 which then sold wtyd and wnlc to andross communications in 1989 . 8 in 1990 wtyd shifted to an adult contemporary format . 4 wknl s logo as kool 101 hall communications purchased wtyd and wnlc in 1995 . 9 on march 10 2000 hall changed the station s format to oldies as kool 101 in response to wvve 102.3 fm now wmos dropping the format in december 1999 ; 4 the wknl call letters had been assigned on february 25 2000 . 1 the oldies format which subsequently shifted to classic hits was dropped at midnight on december 17 2012 when it changed to hot adult contemporary branded as 100.9 roxy fm . the last song on kool 101 was last dance by donna summer with the first song on 100.9 roxy fm being some nights by fun . 3 references edit a b call sign history . fcc media bureau cdbs public access database . cronin anthony 2005 05 04 . florida radio company to buy two willimantic stations . the day new london ct . a b http radioinsight.com blog headlines 80070 kool 101 new london meets roxy a b c wtyd now playing oldies . the day . march 11 2000 . retrieved december 17 2012 . broadcasting yearbook 1971 pdf . 1971 . p. b 36 . retrieved april 4 2010 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . january 12 1976 . p. 26 . retrieved december 18 2012 . for the record pdf . broadcasting . may 14 1984 . p. 92 . retrieved december 19 2012 . for the record pdf . broadcasting . february 27 1989 . p. 56 . retrieved december 19 2012 . newsline . billboard . december 3 1994 . retrieved december 19 2012 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wknl radio locator information on wknl query nielsen audio s fm station database for wknl v t e radio stations in the new london connecticut market by am frequency 980 1180 1230 1310 by fm frequency 88.1 89.1 90.9 92.9 94.5 96.7 97.7 98.3 98.7 100.9 102.3 105.5 106.5 southern rhode island 95.9 99.3 103.7 107.7 long island new york 89.9 94.9 104.7 by callsign w233ag w258bi 1 wblq wbmw wcni wcty wdup lp welj wich wjjf wkiv wknl wmnp wmos wnlc wpkt wqgn fm wskp wsub lp wsuf wvei fm wwrx wxlm connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut 1 construction permit v t e hall communications am radio stations wich wili wjoy wlkw wlpa wnbh wonn fm radio stations wbtz wctk wcty wili fm wizn wknl wkol wlkf wnlc woko wonn fm wpcv wroz wwrz retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wknl & oldid 700486224 categories radio stations in connecticutradio stations established in 1970hot adult contemporary radio stations in the united states1970 establishments in connecticut navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 january 2016 at 20 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view