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WNLF (95.9 FM) is a commercial radio station in Macomb, Illinois. WNLF airs a country music format branded as "Hog Country 95.9". Formerly part of the husband-and-wife Prestige Communications radio group, WNLF obtained its license on March 16, 2001, and had been owned by Nancy L. Foster via Colchester Radio, Inc. since its inception. Effective November 30, 2015, WNLF and five sister stations were sold to Fletcher Ford's Virden Broadcasting Corp. at a purchase price of $725,000. On August 26, 2015, WNLF changed their format from modern rock to country, branded as "Backroad Country 95.9".

WNLF
Programming
Macomb, Illinois United States
Broadcast area	Western Illinois
Frequency	95.9 MHz
Branding	Hog Country 95.9
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Fletcher Ford (Virden Broadcasting Corp.)
Sister stations	WKAI, WJEQ, WMQZ, WLMD
History
First air date	2001 (2001)^[1]
Call sign meaning	Nancy L. Foster (Previous Owner)
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	84197
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°25′3.0″N 90°36′51.0″W / 40.417500°N 90.614167°W / 40.417500; -90.614167 (NAD83)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	regionalmedia.live

WNLF (95.9 FM) is a commercial radio station in Macomb, Illinois. WNLF airs a country music format branded as "Hog Country 95.9".

Formerly part of the husband-and-wife Prestige Communications radio group,^[3] WNLF obtained its license on March 16, 2001, and had been owned by Nancy L. Foster via Colchester Radio, Inc. since its inception.^[1] Effective November 30, 2015, WNLF and five sister stations were sold to Fletcher Ford's Virden Broadcasting Corp. at a purchase price of $725,000.

On August 26, 2015, WNLF changed their format from modern rock to country, branded as "Backroad Country 95.9".^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-20001108AAC)". Federal Communications Commission. March 16, 2001. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WNLF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Colchester Radio, Inc. (February 4, 2009). "FCC 323: OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS (file no. BOS-20090209ADM)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
^ Viden to Shuffle Newly Acquired Macomb, IL Cluster

External links

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Facility details for Facility ID 84197 (WNLF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WNLF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in Macomb, Illinois (McDonough County)

By FM frequency

LPFM	106.3

By call sign

Defunct

WCBS

Nearby regions: Burlington; Peoria; Quad Cities; Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Illinois
By AM frequency	750 910 920 980 1060 1230 1240 1330 1350 1440 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1570
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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