please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message wxcl city pekin illinois broadcast area peoria illinois branding 104.9 the wolf frequency 104.9 mhz first air date 1970 format country audience share sp 08 r & r 1 erp 6 000 watts haat 100 meters 330 ft class a facility id 33879 transmitter coordinates 40 43 22.1 n 89 30 40.3 w 40.722806 n 89.511194 w 40.722806 ; 89.511194 coordinates 40 43 22.1 n 89 30 40.3 w 40.722806 n 89.511194 w 40.722806 ; 89.511194 nad83 callsign meaning excellence from its am sister station 2 former callsigns wzro 1970 80 wkqa 1980 89 owner alpha media alpha media licensee llc sister stations wirl traditional and current ; wmbd wpbg wngy and wswt current webcast listen live website official website wxcl fm 104.9 is a country music radio station licensed to pekin illinois and owned by alpha media . they are one of three outlets in peoria that program a country format the other two being wfyr and wcdd . contents 1 history 2 personalities 3 references 4 external links history edit 104.9 signed on the air in the early 1970s as wzro with an oldies format . this format was not successful and the station adopted an automated country music format from drake chenault called great american country . during the summer of 1980 wzro went off the air for several days . when it returned to the air it became known as wkqa with a format of top 40 . at this time it was owned by a company called manship corp. out of baton rouge louisiana co owned with sister station wfmf . then during march 1982 it changed its moniker to q 104 wkqa and competed directly against am station wirl with an adult contemporary format . it used the monikers q 104 and wkqa interchangeably until early 1987 . then it became known as q 105 programming a hot adult contemporary format . at that time it had the morning show of bruce jones and the morning zoo . bruce jones was supposedly from khtr in st. louis . meanwhile wxcl was formerly on am 1350 . in october 1989 wkqa changed its format and this station on 104.9 fm became known as wxcl fm . wxcl simulcast on am and fm for several years in the 1990s as wxcl am and wxcl fm . wxcl was later replaced on am by woam leaving wxcl only on fm . wxcl was sold by kelly communications the aaa entertainment in 2002 and sold again by aaa entertainment to triad broadcasting in 2006 . since being bought by triad wxcl has used the on air nickname 104.9 the wolf . effective may 1 2013 l & l broadcasting purchased wxcl and 29 other stations from triad broadcasting jmp media at a purchase price of 21 million . personalities edit notable former air talent on wxcl dan dermody bob grayson dale van horn kimber bennett sue parker dave murphy joe bob cameron buck stevens jack shell bj stone jerry barr nancy shelton doc watson jamie markley brad bensman jeanie plackett steve young paul jackson tweed scott joe jackson robb rose carolyn mungo jim crowley don elliot marc truelove denise henley pj mckay maria gilmore jay curtis mort cantor lee malcolm chuck collins currently with wmbd tv mike pesto danger dan belk bob the bullet davis brett erickson cody west loren wassell chuck urban lee ranson cindy austin andy corbin and bill bro . current air talent john young jaymie curtis dr. chris michaels joe greenwood references edit peoria market ratings . radio & records . call letter origins . radio history on the web . external links edit 104.9 the wolf new official site query the fcc s fm station database for wxcl radio locator information on wxcl query nielsen audio s fm station database for wxcl v t e radio stations in the peoria illinois market by fm frequency 88.5 89.9 90.7 91.5 92.3 93.3 94.3 95.5 96.5 97.3 98.5 99.9 100.3 101.1 102.3 102.7 103.3 103.5 104.9 105.7 106.9 107.9 by am frequency 1020 1140 1290 1350 1470 1560 by callsign wazu wbnh wbys wcbu wcdd wcic wfyr wglo whpi wirl 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