WCRL
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WCRL is a radio station
licensed to serve Oneonta, Alabama
. The station is owned by Blount County Broadcasting Service Inc. and began operation on July 29, 1952. WCRL airs an oldies
music format.
The station was assigned the WCRL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
. The station has been owned by the L.D. Bentley Jr. family since the early 1950s. In November 2002, control of Blount County Broadcasting Service legally passed from Luther Daniel Bentley Jr. to Luther Daniel Bentley III. The younger Bentley and his sister, Teresa B. Lowry, now respectively own 51% and 49% of the corporation.
In 1968 the station added an FM sister, WKLD
. That station was sold to Great South Wireless LLC in a deal that was completed in September 2008.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve Oneonta, Alabama
Oneonta, Alabama
Oneonta is a city in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,576. The city is the county seat of Blount County...
. The station is owned by Blount County Broadcasting Service Inc. and began operation on July 29, 1952. WCRL airs an 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....
music format.
The station was assigned the WCRL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
. The station has been owned by the L.D. Bentley Jr. family since the early 1950s. In November 2002, control of Blount County Broadcasting Service legally passed from Luther Daniel Bentley Jr. to Luther Daniel Bentley III. The younger Bentley and his sister, Teresa B. Lowry, now respectively own 51% and 49% of the corporation.
In 1968 the station added an FM sister, WKLD
WZZN
WLS-FM 94.7 FM is a Chicago oldies radio station playing the hits of the late '50s, through the early '80s. The station was founded by ABC, and was sold by Disney to Citadel Broadcasting in 2007; it is now owned by Cumulus Media, following its 2011 merger with Citadel...
. That station was sold to Great South Wireless LLC in a deal that was completed in September 2008.