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 (directional mostly west, north and east)/5 kW-Nighttime power (highly directional to the northwest, in a narrow pattern from the transmitter site in Belle Chasse, across the Mississippi River Bridge, then through downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter, and into Metairie and Hammond, Louisiana).

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 WDRJ-AM in Detroit, Michigan.

[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, WLNO chose to air infomercials and paid religious programming, instead of providing services to the community which it serves. It also remained on the air at 50,000 watts at night, violating the spirit of FCC law which allows AM stations to use their daytime pattern at night during states of emergency.[1] Radio insiders were wondering why this station did not have transmitter problems, instead of a station such as WWL which was actually broadcasting emergency-related information.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hauser, Glenn. "Glenn Hauser's Shortwave/DX Report", Glenn Hauser, 2005-08-30. Retrieved on 2006-12-18. 

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