WWEL is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to serve London, Kentucky

London, Kentucky

-Education:All of the following schools are administered by the Laurel County School District.-Primary schools:* * * * * * * * * * * * -High schools:* * -Colleges:* Laurel Technical College* * -Notable natives:...

. The station is owned by Forcht Broadcasting, a Forcht Group of Kentucky

Forcht Group of Kentucky

Forcht Group of Kentucky is a group of companies principally owned by Terry E. Forcht, with corporate headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky and Corbin, Kentucky...

 Company and licensed to F.T.G. Broadcasting, Inc. It airs an Adult Hits

Adult hits

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 music format.

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 since May 21, 1979. The station had been previously assigned WFTG-FM, after its sister station WFTG

WFTG

WFTG is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. The station is licensed to London, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by Forcht Broadcasting, Inc....

 (1400 AM

AM broadcasting

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). For several years the format was country music

Country music

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before the rebranding of the station to SAM 103.9