WCLN-FM
Encyclopedia
WCLN-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a Christian Contemporary music format. Licensed to Clinton, North Carolina
, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Christian Listening Network.
, and the call letters were once WMXS.
Larry Carr of Clinton operated WCLN
, a daytime-only station on 1170, and WCLN-FM (then at 107.1 FM) prior to the 1991 purchase of the 16-year-old stations by Willis Broadcasting Corp. of Norfolk, Virginia
. The stations' format would be adult contemporary music and oldies
.
WCLN and WCLN-FM were Christian
when the FM station increased its power from 3000 to 25,000 watts and moved to 107.3 FM to better cover Fayetteville.
By 1997, WCLN was airing Southern gospel
music separately from the FM.
In 2000, WCLN-FM relocated its tower from Salemburg, NC to its current location near Stedman, NC. In conjunction with the tower relocation, the station was granted FCC approval to relocate its Main Studio to Fayetteville, NC.
2004 brought leadership changes to the station. The format drifted from Inspiration to Adult Contemporary (AC) Christian music, becoming a Radio & Records reporting station in early 2005.
Radio station
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broadcasting a Christian Contemporary music format. Licensed to Clinton, North Carolina
Clinton, North Carolina
Clinton is the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population of Clinton is 8,639 according to the 2010 US Census. Clinton is named for American Revolution General Richard Clinton.-History:...
, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Christian Listening Network.
History
WCLN-FM signed on in 1984. At one time its format was urban contemporaryUrban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
, and the call letters were once WMXS.
Larry Carr of Clinton operated WCLN
WCLN (AM)
WCLN is a radio station broadcasting a Oldies format. Licensed to Clinton, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Christian Listening Network, Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio .-History:...
, a daytime-only station on 1170, and WCLN-FM (then at 107.1 FM) prior to the 1991 purchase of the 16-year-old stations by Willis Broadcasting Corp. of Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. The stations' format would be adult contemporary music and oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
.
WCLN and WCLN-FM were Christian
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
when the FM station increased its power from 3000 to 25,000 watts and moved to 107.3 FM to better cover Fayetteville.
By 1997, WCLN was airing Southern gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music separately from the FM.
In 2000, WCLN-FM relocated its tower from Salemburg, NC to its current location near Stedman, NC. In conjunction with the tower relocation, the station was granted FCC approval to relocate its Main Studio to Fayetteville, NC.
2004 brought leadership changes to the station. The format drifted from Inspiration to Adult Contemporary (AC) Christian music, becoming a Radio & Records reporting station in early 2005.