reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . september 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message wplr city new haven connecticut broadcast area new haven connecticut branding 99.1 plr slogan connecticut s 1 rock station frequency 99.1 mhz also on hd radio first air date 1944 as wnhc fm format mainstream rock erp 15 000 watts haat 276 meters 906 ft class b facility id 46968 transmitter coordinates 41 25 22 n 72 57 6 w 41.42278 n 72.95167 w 41.42278 ; 72.95167 former callsigns wnhc fm 1944 1970 owner connoisseur media connoisseur media licenses llc sister stations wezn fm wfox wybc fm webcast listen live website www.wplr.com wplr 99.1 fm also known as 99.1 plr or connecticut s 1 rock station licensed to new haven connecticut is a mainstream rock station owned by connoisseur media as of may 10 2013 . 1 2 3 the station which started as wnhc fm has a history as a pioneer in the aor format with which it has closely identified since its inception in the early 1970s . the physical location of the station has also changed as the studios are now co located with other radio stations in milford connecticut . previously the studios were located in hamden connecticut and prior to that the offices and studios were on chapel street in new haven connecticut . the transmitter tower is based in hamden connecticut . the station plays a mainstream rock playlist that goes from jimi hendrix to led zeppelin to pearl jam to the modern era . plr is a traditional ratings powerhouse in southern connecticut though it provides city grade coverage to most of the state including hartford . in recent years format changes at hartford stations have allowed it to gain more of a statewide audience . references edit http www.boston.com news local connecticut 2013 02 12 cox media selling radio stations markets hz3mgrgksex64qpc4urtwo story.html http www.thehour.com business connoisseur media to buy cox radio s connecticut stations article c6ab91b7 cb3b 51c9 8702 7b0b993626d1.html venta lance may 6 2013 . cox sells stations in six markets to two groups . radioinsight . retrieved may 28 2013 . external links edit 99.1 plr official website query the fcc s fm station database for wplr radio locator information on wplr query nielsen audio s fm station database for wplr v t e radio stations in the hartford new britain middletown connecticut market by am frequency 840 910 1080 1150 1170 1230 1290 1360 1410 1480 1550 springfield massachusetts 560 by fm frequency 88.9 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.5 93.7 94.5 95.7 96.5 97.3 97.9 99.1 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 104.9 105.9 106.9 springfield massachusetts 93.1 94.7 102.1 by callsign waqy wccc wctf wdrc wdrc fm werb whcn whyn whyn fm wihs wjmj wkci fm wknd wkss wlat wmas fm wmrd wmrq fm wnez wnpr wnww wplr wpop wqtq wrch wrym wsdk wtic wtic fm wucs wwuh wwyz wzbg wzmx connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e radio stations in the new haven connecticut market by am frequency 690 960 1220 1260 1300 1340 1450 1500 by fm frequency 89.9 90.1 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 98.1 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 105.9 107.9 by callsign w252as wads wavz wcum wdrc fm webe weli wezn fm wfif wgrs whcn wkci fm wkss wmrq fm wnpr wplr wqaq wqun wrch wrki wrxc wshu wshu fm wweb wwyz wybc wybc fm wzmx plus most hartford and new york city radio stations connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e radio stations in the bridgeport connecticut market by am frequency 600 690 960 1260 1450 1500 1530 by fm frequency 88.1 88.5 89.5 91.1 95.9 96.7 99.9 107.9 by callsign wads wcum wdjz webe weli wezn fm wfif wfox wicc wklv fm wmnr wpkn wrki wshu wshu fm wvof plus most new york city and some long island radio stations connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e classic rock radio stations in the state of connecticut by frequency 95.1 95.9 99.1 102.3 102.9 by callsign wdrc fm wfox wmos wplr wrki by city brookfield hartford new haven southport stonington see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in connecticut see also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock v t e connoisseur media radio stations 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