WLCL

WLCL (93.9 FM) is an American radio station licensed to Sellersburg, Indiana, United States, serving the Louisville, Kentucky area. The station is owned by Union Broadcasting.

For stations formerly using this callsign, see WLCL (disambiguation).
WLCL
CitySellersburg, Indiana
Broadcast areaLouisville, Kentucky
Frequency93.9 MHz
Branding93.9 The Ville
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerUB Louisville, LLC
WHBE, WHBE-FM
History
First air date
1990 (as WZZB)
Former call signs
WZZB (1990–1991)
WQKC (1991–2008)
WLCL (2008-2011)
WAYI (2011-2014)
Call sign meaning
Louisville CLassic Hits (former format)
Technical information
Facility ID58380
ClassA
ERP2,650 watts
HAAT152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°15′21.70″N 85°45′29.10″W
Links
Website939theville.com

History

The station was licensed as WZZB on February 1, 1990. On May 24, 1991, the station's license was deleted (DWZZB) but it was later relicensed as WQKC.[1]

WQKC changed its sports radio format to classic hits on November 20, 2008, after changing its call letters to WLCL. On August 2, 2010 WLCL and WQKC went silent after Cumulus decided to cease operations in the Louisville market.[2]

In 2011, the station returned to the air as WAYI, carrying the Christian Rock format originating with the WAY-FM Network, which ran the station, still under the ownership of Cumulus Media, in a local marketing agreement (LMA).[3]

On April 1, 2014, WAY-FM programming was removed from WAYI.[4] The station went silent on April 25, 2014, and returned to previous call letters WLCL on May 1, 2014.[5]

It was announced in late 2014 that Union Broadcasting, which also owns sports radio stations WHBE (AM) and WHBE-FM in the Louisville market, would purchase WLCL from Cumulus Media.[6] WLCL resumed operations on January 14, 2015 broadcasting ESPN Radio full-time.[7] The purchase by Union Broadcasting closed on January 21, 2015, at a price of $3.138 million. The station now is an affiliate of NBC Sports Radio.

References
  1. "WLCL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "With no notice, Cumulus signs off an AM and FM in Louisville". Radio-Info.com. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  3. FCC authorisation for WAYI and associated stations, November 2, 2011.
  4. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152308560387170&set=a.480131772169.269827.26737372169&type=1&stream_ref=10>
  5. "Call Sign History".
  6. "Union Broadcasting Acquires 93.9 WLCL Louisville".
  7. "CDBS Print".
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