WXQQ

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WNKL (96.9 MHz FM, licensed to Wauseon, Ohio) is the FM sister station to black gospel radio station WDMN (1520 AM) Dominion Radio Station in Toledo, Ohio. Currently WNKL is simulcasting K-Love, a Christian pop radio station in Los Angeles. As of now no current website address is available for WNKL. However, K-Love Radio Network can be heard at K-Love Radio. The network's tagline is "Positive and Encouraging, K-Love." WNKL is owned by Cornerstone Church, although the station is operated by the Educational Media Foundation (owners of the K-Love network) through a Local Marketing Agreement.

The 96.9 FM frequency went on the air in April 2003 with the calls WXQQ and a "stunting" format of songs from movie soundtracks. After two months of stunting, the station debuted a dance-based rhythmic CHR format as "Q96-9," which featured techno-dance tunes, dance remixes of pop hits, and some hip-hop as well. The station was fully automated, without DJs or commercials. This format choice surprised many listeners who had been, given the station's ownership, expecting some kind of religious format from the start on 96.9.

"Q96-9" did, in fact, not last long despite making some minor inroads into the Toledo Arbitron ratings, and in 2004, the dance format was dropped and the station returned to the "stunt" format of movie themes. The calls were changed to WNKL, and once the stunting was over, 96.9 FM emerged as northwestern Ohio's "K-Love" affiliate.

WNKL broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power from a tower located northwest of Swanton, Ohio. The station's primary coverage area includes portions of Fulton, Lucas and Henry counties in Ohio as well as Lenawee and Monroe counties in Michigan, though the station can be heard on a good radio as far north as Saline, Michigan, and as far south as Ottawa, Ohio.