WWL-FM

WWL-FM
Simulcast of WWL, New Orleans
Broadcast areaNew Orleans metropolitan area
Frequency105.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding105.3 WWL-FM
Programming
FormatNews - Talk - Sports
SubchannelsHD2: Sports–food–lifestyle
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 8, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-09-08)
Former call signs
  • WVSL-FM (1970–1975)
  • WXEL (1975–1981)
  • WAIL (1981–1984)
  • WLTS (1984)
  • WLTS-FM (1984–2000)
  • WKZN (2000–2005)
  • WKBU (2005)
  • WTKL (2005–2006)
Call sign meaning
Taken from WWL
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52435
ClassC1
ERP96,000 watts
HAAT306 meters (1,004 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
29°58′57.7″N 89°57′9.2″W / 29.982694°N 89.952556°W / 29.982694; -89.952556
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.audacy.com/wwl

WWL-FM (105.3 MHz) is a commercial radio radio station licensed to Kenner, Louisiana, and serving the New Orleans metropolitan area. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. WWL-FM and sister station WWL 870 AM simulcast a News - Talk - Sports radio format. The studios and offices are in the 400 Poydras Tower in the New Orleans Central Business District.

WWL-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 96,000 watts. Its transmitter site is off Paris Road in Chalmette, Louisiana. WWL-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format, with its HD2 digital subchannel carrying both Infinity Sports Network and shows on food and lifestyles.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWL-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.