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WCRL
WCRL (1570 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Oneonta, Alabama. The station is owned by Our Town Radio, Inc. and began operation on July 29, 1952. WCRL airs a classic hits music format.
History.
The station was assigned the WCRL call sign by the Federal Communications Commission. The station has been owned by the L.D. Bentley Jr. family since the early 1950s, through Blount County Broadcasting Service, Inc. In 1968 the station added an FM sister, WKLD. That station was
(Bentley) Lowry. After the sale, they moved to former sister station WCRL.
Relocation.
On August 4, 2008, WKLD received an FCC construction permit to move the station's broadcast tower to a new city of license location of Union Grove, Alabama. The move means the station's signal can be heard around the Huntsville metropolitan area. The last song played on WKLD was reportedly "When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees.
The station was assigned the new call sign WZZN