WTVL

WTVL
Waterville, Maine; United States;
Broadcast area	Kennebec County, Maine
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	Kool AM 1490
Programming
Format	Defunct (was adult standards)
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media; (Townsquare License, LLC);
Sister stations	WEBB, WJZN, WMME-FM
History
First air date	June 19, 1946; 78 years ago
Last air date	December 31, 2022; 21 months ago
Former call signs	WODJ (2004)
Call sign meaning	Waterville
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52607
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	44°33′52″N 69°36′39″W / 44.56444°N 69.61083°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	koolam.com

WTVL (1490 kHz "Kool AM 1490") was a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Waterville, Maine, and serving Kennebec County. The station was owned by Townsquare Media and until December 31, 2022, it broadcast an adult standards radio format, playing softer hits from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The station featured the music of Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Nat King Cole and Dionne Warwick in its playlist.

WTVL’s transmitter power output was 1,000 watts. The transmitter was off Benton Avenue in Winslow.^[2] The studios and offices were on Western Avenue in Augusta.^[3]