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WNPL

Coordinates:26°15′26″N81°40′33″W/ 26.25722°N 81.67583°W/26.25722; -81.67583
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WNPL
Broadcast areaNaples, Florida
Frequency1460kHz
1200 kHz (WAXA)
Programming
FormatDefunct (WAXAsimulcast))
Ownership
OwnerFort Myers Broadcasting Company
History
First air date
2009
Call signmeaning
NaPLes
Technical information
Facility ID160167
ClassB
Power7,000wattsday
2,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
26°15′26″N81°40′33″W/ 26.25722°N 81.67583°W/26.25722; -81.67583
Translator(s)95.7 W239CL (Golden Gate)

WNPL(1460AM) was aradio stationsimulcastingWAXA,broadcasting out ofFt. Myers, Florida.Licensed toGolden Gate, Florida,it servedCollier County(includingNaples). The station was last owned by Fort Myers Broadcasting Company.

History

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WNPL signed on in 2009 to improve coverage forWPTK(which at the time was affiliated withFox Sports Radio) in the southern end of the market.[1]

On January 22, 2018, WNPL rebranded as "Maxima 97.3/95.7".[2]

Fort Myers Broadcasting surrendered WNPL's license to theFederal Communications Commission,which cancelled the license on May 21, 2021.

Former logos

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Former usage

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WNPL was formerly thecall signof an FM station (frequency 106.7 MHz) licensed toBelle Meade, Tennessee(Nashvillemarket area) from 1998 to 2005. Since 2005 this station has been known asWNFN,freeing the WNPL call sign for its current use.

References

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  1. ^"Fox Sports Radio 1200/Ft. Myers Adds Second Signal".All Access.May 21, 2009.RetrievedAugust 26,2010.
  2. ^WJUA Fort Myers Rebrands as Commercial Free MaximaRadioinsight - January 22, 2018
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