WLNO

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WLNO is a Religious programming outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station, which is owned by Communicom Company of Louisiana, L.P., broadcasts at 1060 kHz with 50 kW-Daytime/5 kW-Nighttime power.

Communicom Company of Louisiana, L.P. is a subsidiary of Denver based Communicom Company which also owns KXEG-AM and KXXT-AM in Phoenix, Arizona and recently purchased WLVJ-AM in the Miami, Florida market.

[edit] History

AM 1060 was originally WNOE (Named after former Louisiana governor James A. Noe, its original owner) and was the market's first Top 40 outlet during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Some of the most famous DJs on the 1960's WNOE included, but are not limited to, Dan Diamond, Greg Mason, and C. C. Courtney. WNOE, with its massive 50,000-watt daytime signal, was a favorite at the Gulf Coast beaches in Mississippi, Alabama, and even as far east as Pensacola Beach, Florida. WNOE actually abandoned its top 40 format for a few years, from the late 60s until the early 70s, and rival WTIX had the market to itself during that time. However, with the slogan Real Rock (a slam at WTIX, who without competition, had softened its top 40 sound considerably) WNOE returned to top 40 with a vengeance in 1973, and competed vigorously with WTIX into the early 80s. Later on in the 1980s 'NOE flipped to Country along with its FM sister station until March 1, 1995, when it was sold to Communicom, who flipped it to its current format.

As Hurricane Katrina made landfall, prior to the failure of power at it's transmitter site, the station aired it's normal format of infomercials and religious programming.

Please note this article has been repeatedly corrected to remove "opinions" of one writer so that the article will reflect only FACTS concerning WLNO's activities during the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. Individuals making the corrections are not employed by WLNO Radio.