WCRL

33°57′16″N 86°28′20″W / 33.95444°N 86.47222°W / 33.95444; -86.47222Translator(s)94.7 W234DI (Douglas)
95.3 W237DH (Oneonta)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewcrlradio.com

WCRL (1570 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Oneonta, Alabama. The station is owned by Our Town Radio, Inc. and began operation on July 29, 1952. WCRL airs a classic hits music format.^[1]

History

The station was assigned the WCRL call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.^[2] The station has been owned by the L.D. Bentley Jr. family since the early 1950s, through Blount County Broadcasting Service, Inc. In 1968 the station added an FM sister, WKLD. That station was sold to Great South Wireless LLC in a deal that was completed in September 2008.^[3]

In November 2002, control of Blount County Broadcasting Service legally passed from Luther Daniel Bentley Jr. to Luther Daniel Bentley III.^[4] The younger Bentley and his sister, Teresa B. Lowry, now respectively own 51% and 49% of the corporation.

On March 30, 2012, Blount County Broadcasting Service, Inc., reached a deal to sell WCRL and its translator, W237DH, to Our Town Radio, Inc., for $180,000. The FCC approved the sale on May 14, 2012, and the transaction was consummated on June 1, 2012.^[5] Our Town Radio, Inc., is owned by Mark S. Sims (51%) and Robbie McAlpine (49%) of Oneonta, Alabama.

Translators

WCRL rebroadcasts its signal on two FM translators:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W234DI	94.7 FM	Douglas, Alabama	230	D	‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FMQ
W237DH	95.3 FM	Oneonta, Alabama	85	D	‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› FMQ

References

External links

• WCRL official website
• ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.›  WCRL in the FCC AM station database
• WCRL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W234DI in the FCC FM station database
• W234DI at FCCdata.org
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W237DH in the FCC FM station database
• W237DH at FCCdata.org