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| Broadcast area | Saratoga/North Country |
| Frequency | 95.9MHz |
| Branding | Hits 95.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | AdultTop 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Adirondack Thunder |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Regional Radio Group, LLC |
| WCKM-FM,WWSC | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1967 (1967-09) (as WWSC-FM)[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Variation on "Cool" (allusion to previous slogan) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36767 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 380 watts |
| HAAT | 388 meters (1,273 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°25′12.2″N73°45′35.4″W / 43.420056°N 73.759833°W /43.420056; -73.759833 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | hits959.com |
WCQL (95.9FM) is a radio station broadcasting an AdultTop 40 (CHR) format. Licensed toQueensbury, New York, United States, the station serves theSaratoga Springs/Glens Falls area.[3] The station is currently owned by Regional Radio Group, LLC and features live and local programming Program Director John Pratt hosts the Hit Hot Breakfast in the morning as well as overseeing the rest of the staff at their location in Queensbury, New York.
The radio station began operations in September 1967[1] as WWSC-FM, originally licensed toGlens Falls, New York, and simulcastingMOR formattedWWSC. In 1978, the call letters were changed to WYLR-FM, and the format to a syndicated, automatedtop 40 format called "The Love Rock", although the station still simulcast WWSC in the morning. The format was flipped to automatedalbum-oriented rock in 1981. The daily simulcast with WWSC ended completely in 1982 when a live morning show was added. During the 1980s the station added live midday and afternoon drive shifts.
The format changed to an early version ofhot adult contemporary in 1984, followed bydance top 40 in 1988 and thenclassic rock in 1991 asY96. In late 1995, the format was changed tocountry (asNorth Country 95.9), but this only lasted until late 1997, when the station was sold, and the format was returned to classic rock, with the new call letters WCQL and theCool Rock 95.9 branding. Classic rock lasted this time on WCQL for over seven years, until May 2005, when the station tweaked towardsactive rock due to new classic rock competition from the much more powerfulclassic hits-formattedWNYQ (105.7 FM). In September 2005, the station flipped to its current Top 40 format,Hits 95.9, due to competition frommodern rock-leaning hot AC stationWKBE (100.3 FM). Due to WNYQ's move toMalta, New York, the station's community of license was changed toQueensbury in 2006.
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