City of license | Laconia, New Hampshire |
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Broadcast area | Belknap County; Carroll County; Grafton County; Strafford County; Merrimack County, New Hampshire |
Branding | 98.3 LNH |
Slogan | "The Lakes Best Variety" |
Frequency | 98.3 (MHz) |
Format | Hot AC |
ERP | 15,500 watts |
Class | C3 |
Callsign meaning | Laconia, New Hampshire |
Owner | Nassau Broadcasting Partners (Nassau Broadcasting III, LLC) |
Sister stations | WEMJ, WFNQ, WJYY, WLKZ, WNNH, WNHW, WWHQ |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wlnh.com |
WLNH-FM (98.3 FM) is a radio station located in Gilford, New Hampshire, United States. The station broadcasts to the Lakes Region and Concord, New Hampshire. The format is Hot Adult Contemporary music, and on air it is identified as "The Lakes Best Variety". 98.3 WLNH is owned by Nassau Broadcasting.
WLNH is known for its statewide competition, New Hampshire Idol. A smaller version of the highly successful American Idol, NH Idol is a singing competition for residents in New Hampshire aged 16 – 30. The 2006 winner was Jacob Heal, who won the grand prize of having a demo CD produced by Jimmy Landry who is an A&R consultant and In-house Producer for Virgin Records.
Every December, the WLNH Children's Auction, a nationally registered 501(c)(3) organization, organizes the long-standing WLNH Children's Auction. WLNH is a major contributor to the WLNH Children's Auction. In 2005, WLNH was able to raise $181,000 for the local community. Over the last 25 years, WLNH has brought in over one million dollars for the community. The WLNH Children's Auction relies heavily on the community and local organizations for help. Contributors generously gave over 2,300 items in 2005.
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