WPLR

WPLR
City	New Haven, Connecticut
Broadcast area	New Haven, Connecticut
Branding	99.1 PLR
Slogan	"Connecticut's #1 Rock Station!"
Frequency	99.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1944 (as WNHC-FM)
Format	Mainstream Rock
ERP	15,000 watts
HAAT	276 meters (906 ft)
Class	B
Facility ID	46968
Transmitter coordinates	41°25′22″N 72°57′6″W / 41.42278°N 72.95167°W / 41.42278; -72.95167
Former callsigns	WNHC-FM (1944-1970)
Owner	Connoisseur Media (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WEZN-FM, WFOX, WYBC-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wplr.com

WPLR (99.1 FM, also known as "99.1 PLR" or "Connecticut's #1 Rock Station") licensed to New Haven, Connecticut, is a Mainstream Rock station owned by Connoisseur Media as of May 10, 2013.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The station, which started as WNHC-FM, has a history as a pioneer in the AOR format, with which it has closely identified since its inception in the early 1970s.

The physical location of the station has also changed as the studios are now co-located with other radio stations in Milford, Connecticut. Previously, the studios were located in Hamden and prior to that the offices and studios were on Chapel Street in New Haven. The transmitter tower is based in Hamden. The station plays a mainstream rock playlist that goes from Jimi Hendrix to Led Zeppelin to Pearl Jam to the modern era. PLR is a traditional ratings powerhouse in southern Connecticut, though it provides city-grade coverage to most of the state, including Hartford. In recent years, format changes at Hartford stations have allowed it to gain more of a statewide audience.

References

↑ http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2013/02/12/cox-media-selling-radio-stations-markets/hz3MGrGKSEX64QPC4uRTwO/story.html
↑ http://www.thehour.com/business/connoisseur-media-to-buy-cox-radio-s-connecticut-stations/article_c6ab91b7-cb3b-51c9-8702-7b0b993626d1.html
↑ Venta, Lance (May 6, 2013). "Cox Sells Stations In Six Markets To Two Groups". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

External links

99.1 PLR official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WPLR

Radio-Locator information on WPLR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPLR

Radio stations in the Hartford–New Britain–Middletown, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	840 910 1080 1150 1170 1230 1290 1360 1410 1480 1550 Springfield, Massachusetts 560

By FM frequency	88.9 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.5 93.7 94.5 95.7 96.5 97.3 97.9 99.1 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 104.9 105.9 106.9 Springfield, Massachusetts 93.1 94.7 102.1

By callsign	WAQY WCCC WCCC-FM WCTF WDRC WDRC-FM WERB WHCN WHYN WHYN-FM WIHS WJMJ WKCI-FM WKND WKSS WLAT WMAS-FM WMRD WMRQ-FM WNEZ WNPR WPLR WPOP WQTQ WRCH WRYM WSDK WTIC WTIC-FM WUCS WWUH WWYZ WZBG WZMX

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the New Haven, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	690 960 1220 1260 1300 1340 1450 1500

By FM frequency	89.9 90.1 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 98.1 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 105.9 107.9

By callsign	W252AS WADS WAVZ WCUM WDRC-FM WEBE WELI WEZN-FM WFIF WGRS WHCN WKCI-FM WKSS WMRQ-FM WNPR WPLR WQAQ WQUN WRCH WRKI WRXC WSHU WSHU-FM WWEB WWYZ WYBC WYBC-FM WZMX plus most Hartford and New York City radio stations

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the Bridgeport, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	600 690 960 1260 1450 1500 1530

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.5 91.1 95.9 96.7 99.9 107.9

By callsign	WADS WCUM WDJZ WEBE WELI WEZN-FM WFIF WFOX WICC WKLV-FM WMNR WPKN WRKI WSHU WSHU-FM WVOF plus most New York City and some Long Island radio stations

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Classic rock radio stations in the state of Connecticut

By frequency	95.1 95.9 99.1 102.3 102.9

By callsign	WDRC-FM WFOX WMOS WPLR WRKI

By city	Brookfield Hartford New Haven Southport Stonington

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Connecticut See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

Connoisseur Media

Radio Stations

Connecticut	WDRC WDRC-FM WEZN-FM WFOX WMMW WPLR WSNG WWCO WYBC-FM ¹

Wichita, KS	KIBB KVWF

Billings, MT	KBLG KPLN KRKX KRZN KWMY KYYA

Trenton, NJ	WCHR WNJE WPST

Long Island, NY	WALK WALK-FM WBZO WHLI WKJY WWSK

Allentown, PA	WBYN WEEX WODE-FM WTKZ WWYY

Erie, PA	WFNN WJET WRKT WRTS WTWF WXBB

Wilkes-Barre, PA	WSBG WVPO

¹ Managed under a local marketing agreement

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