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WMCL (1060 AM) is a radio station licensed to McLeansboro, Illinois, United States and airs a classic country format. Originally signed on in 1968 as a 250 watt daytime only station owned by Hamilton County Broadcasting, the station's power was increased to 2500 watts during daylight hours in 1980. WMCL's current owner is Dana Communications Corporation. A rare example of an AM station which uses both masts in daylight and sends the tiny night signal omnidrectionally through one mast. 1060 AM is a United States and Mexican clear-channel frequency, which requires WMCL to use a lower power after sunset.

WMCL
Programming

McLeansboro, Illinois United States
Frequency	1060 kHz
Branding	WMCL 1060am & 107.9fm
Format	Classic country
Ownership
Owner	Dana Communications Corporation
History
First air date	January 26, 1968
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15478
Class	D
Power	2,500 watts day 2 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	38°06′16.17263″N 88°33′48.19118″W / 38.1044923972°N 88.5633864389°W / 38.1044923972; -88.5633864389
Translators	94.5 MHz (W233CY, Mount Vernon) 107.9 MHz (W300BD)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	WMCL website

WMCL (1060 AM) is a radio station licensed to McLeansboro, Illinois, United States and airs a classic country format. Originally signed on in 1968 as a 250 watt daytime only station owned by Hamilton County Broadcasting, the station's power was increased to 2500 watts during daylight hours in 1980. WMCL's current owner is Dana Communications Corporation.^[2] A rare example of an AM station which uses both masts in daylight and sends the tiny night signal omnidrectionally through one mast.

1060 AM is a United States and Mexican clear-channel frequency, which requires WMCL to use a lower power after sunset.

References

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^ "Facility Technical Data for WMCL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WMCL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

External links

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Station website
Facility details for Facility ID 15478 (WMCL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WMCL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 202633 (W233CY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
Facility details for Facility ID 150130 (W300BD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

Radio stations in Marion, Carbondale, and the Southern Illinois area

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

Translators	93.5 95.9 98.1 99.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.425

By call sign

Defunct

Nearby regions: Cape Girardeau-Jackson; Evansville; Mount Vernon; Paducah-Mayfield; St. Louis

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

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By FM frequency	92.1 92.1 92.9 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.5 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.7 98.3 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7 107.9
By callsign	KSGM – Chester WAAG – Galesburg WAKO - Lawrenceville WALS – Oglesby WAUR - Somonauk WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBWN – Le Roy WCAZ – Macomb WCCI – Savanna WCCQ – Crest Hill WCOY – Quincy WCRC – Effingham WDDD-FM – Johnston City WDUK – Havana WDWS-FM - Arcola WDZQ – Decatur WEBQ – Harrisburg WFMB-FM – Springfield WFPS – Freeport WFRL – Freeport WFYR – Elmwood WGEL – Greenville WGKC – Mahomet WGLC-FM – Mendota WHCO – Sparta WHET – West Frankfort WHPO – Hoopeston WIBH – Anna WIBL – Fairbury WIBV – Mount Vernon WIXY – Champaign WJDK-FM – Seneca WJRE – Galva WJVO – South Jacksonville WKJT – Teutopolis WLCN – Atlanta WLFZ – Springfield WLIQ – Quincy WLLR-FM – Davenport, Iowa WLUV – Loves Park WLWF – Marseilles WMCI – Mattoon WMCL – McLeansboro WMIX-FM – Mount Vernon WMKR – Pana WMOK – Metropolis WNLF - Macomb WOKZ – Fairfield WOOZ-FM – Harrisburg WRAM – Monmouth WRCV – Dixon WRIK – Brookport WRMJ – Aledo WRMS-FM – Beardstown WRUL – Carmi WRTB – Winnebago WRVY-FM – Henry WSEI – Olney WSIQ - Salem WSMI – Litchfield WSMI-FM – Litchfield WSVZ – Tower Hill WUSN – Chicago WXCL – Pekin WXLC - Waukegan WXNU – Saint Anne WXXQ – Freeport WYOT – Rochelle WYUR – Gilman WYXY – Savoy WZUS – Macon WZZT - Morrison
Defunct	WIBK - Watseka (1360 AM) WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)
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