WWL-FM

WWL-FM

City	Kenner, Louisiana
Broadcast area	New Orleans metropolitan area
Branding	FM 105.3
Slogan	The News, Talk, and Sports Leader
Frequency	105.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) 105.3 HD-2: Simulcast WWWL
First air date	September 8, 1970 (as WVSL-FM)
Format	News/Talk
ERP	96,000 watts
HAAT	306 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	52435
Callsign meaning	Wide World Loyola (Loyola University of New Orleans, former owner)
Former callsigns	WVSL-FM (1970-1975) WXEL (1975-1981) WAIL (1981-1984) WLTS (5/1984-9/1984) WLTS-FM (1984-2000) WKZN (2000-2005) WKBU (1/2005-10/2005) WTKL (2005-2006)
Owner	Entercom (Entercom New Orleans License, LLC)
Sister stations	WWL, WWWL
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wwl.com

WWL-FM is a simulcast of news/talk WWL (AM) in the New Orleans, Louisiana radio market, licensed to the New Orleans suburb of Kenner. The Entercom station broadcasts at 105.3 MHz with an ERP of 96 kW. The station's studios are located at the 400 Poydras Tower in New Orleans' downtown area, and the transmitter site is in the Chalmette, Louisiana.

History

Before October 2005, the station was rock WKBU, with previous formats including Crossover (as WAIL 105), Adult Contemporary (as WLTS, Lite 105) and Adult Top 40 (as WKZN, "105.3 The Zone").

On August 29, 2005, the station's transmitter was severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina. It would later return to the air with low power as a simulcast of WWL (AM) 870.

In early October 2005, WTKL and (Bayou 105.3) switched frequencies. On March 23, 2006, the station returned to the air as WTKL with a classic hits format with the "Kool" name, formerly of Kool 95.7.

In April 2006, Entercom New Orleans moved the "Kool 105.3" format to an Internet webcast, and returned the station to a simulcast of WWL. Station officials cited the FM signal's ability to penetrate buildings, increasing in-office listening, and cited the positive response to the station's earlier simulcast of WWL. However, it is believed that Entercom was not interested in catering to the 55+ crowd who would be most likely to listen to the format.

Ironically, sister station WLMG was the original home of the WWL-FM calls during the 1960s and 70s, airing beautiful music.

The station was instrumental in assisting motorists over the air during Hurricane Gustav that occurred on August 31, 2008.

The station is the flagship of the NFL's New Orleans Saints ^[1] and LSU Tigers football

New Orleans Saints on WWL–FM 105.3

Season	Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Sideline reporter	Studio host	Studio analyst
2009	WWL–FM 105.3	Jim Henderson	Deuce McAllister	Kristian Garic

References

↑ "Saints Radio Network Stations". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

External links

WWL-FM website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WWL

Radio-Locator information on WWL

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWL

Radio stations in the New Orleans, Louisiana market

By AM frequency	600 690 750 800 830 870 940 990 1010 1060 1230 1280 1320 1350 1540 1560

Shortwave radio stations	7.505

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.1 91.5 92.3 93.3 94.3 94.7 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 96.3 97.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 104.1 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.7 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475 162.550

Digital Radio	89.1-1 89.9-1 89.9-2 89.9-3 90.7-1 90.7-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 98.5-1 98.5-2 99.5-1 99.5-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 104.1-1 104.1-2 105.3-1 105.3-2

By callsign	K242CE KGLA KHB43 KKND KKNO KLRZ KMEZ KNOL KVDU KWMZ-FM WBOK WBSN-FM WCKW WEZB WFNO WGSO WGUO WHIV-LP WKBU WLMG WLNO WNKV WNOE-FM WNOZ-LP WODT WOTB WQNO WQUE-FM WRBH WRJW WRKN WRNO WRNO-FM WSHO WSLA WTIX-FM WTUL WVDL-LP WVOG WWL WWL-FM WWNO WWOZ WWWL WXDR-LP WXL41 WYLD WYLD-FM WYLK WZRH

Internet radio stations	Crescent City Radio

Defunct	WASO WBYU WLDC

Nearby radio markets Baton Rouge Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS Houma Lake Ponchartrain See also List of radio stations in Louisiana

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Louisiana

Stations	KAOK – Lake Charles KEEL – Shreveport KMLB- Monroe KPEL-FM – Breaux Bridge/Lafayette KTIB – Thibodaux–KWLA-Anacoco/Leesville WJBO – Baton Rouge WQNO – New Orleans WRNO-FM – New Orleans WWL – New Orleans WWL-FM – Kenner/New Orleans

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

Entercom

AM radio stations	KCSP KEZW KFH KFXX KIFM KJCE KMBZ KMTT KNSS KWOD KYYS WAXY WBEN WBT WBZU WEAL WEEI WGR WILK WKZN WMC WMFS WORD WPET WQXI WRKO WROC WSSP WVEI WWKB WWL WWWL WWWS WXNT WYRD

FM radio stations	K242CC KALC KAMX KBLX-FM KBZT KDGS KDND KEYN-FM KFBZ KGMZ KGON KHTP KISW KKDO KKMJ-FM KKWF KMBZ-FM KNDD KNRK KNSS-FM KOIT KQKS KQMT KQRC-FM KRBQ KRBZ KRSK KRXQ KSEG KSON KSOQ-FM KSWD KUDL KUFX KWJJ-FM KXSN KYCH-FM KZPT WAAF WBEE-FM WBT-FM WBZA WCMF-FM WDAF-FM WEEI-FM WEZB WFBC-FM WGGI WGGY WILK-FM WJMH WKAF WKBU WKRF WKRZ WKSE WKTK WLFP WLKK WLMG WLNK WLYF WMC-FM WMFS-FM WMHX WMMM-FM WMQX WMXJ WMYX-FM WNTR WNVZ WOLX-FM WPAW WPTE WPXY-FM WQMG WROQ WRVR WSFS WSKY-FM WSMW WSPA-FM WSTR WTPT WTSS WVEI-FM WVKL WWDE-FM WWEI WWL-FM WXSS WYRD-FM WZPL

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