WKOL | |
City: | Plattsburgh, New York |
Country: | US |
Area: | Burlington, Vermont / Plattsburgh, New York |
Branding: | Big Hits Kool 105 |
Airdate: | [1] (as WEXP-FM) |
Frequency: | 105.1 MHz |
Format: | Classic hits |
Erp: | 23,500 watts |
Haat: | 103m (338feet) |
Class: | C3 |
Facility Id: | 68692 |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
Coordinates: | 44.5253°N -73.5182°W |
Callsign Meaning: | "Kool" |
Owner: | Hall Communications |
Sister Stations: | WBTZ, WOKO, WJOY, WIZN |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | wkol.com |
WKOL (105.1 FM; "Kool 105") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. The station, which signed on in 1994 as WEXP-FM, is licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, and serves the Burlington / Plattsburgh area. WKOL is owned by Hall Communications, Inc.[2]
The station was assigned the call letters WAEE on July 23, 1993; on March 18, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WEXP-FM.[3] The station signed on August 22, 1994, with an album-oriented rock and adult album alternative format under the ownership of UBC Inc.[4] and branded as "Experience 105.1".[5] After UBC ran into financial problems, Hall Communications, owner of WOKO and WJOY in Burlington, agreed to purchase WEXP-FM in February 1995 and assumed control on June 13, 1995;[5] on that date, the station was assigned its present WKOL call sign.[3] "Experience 105.1" programming ended on June 15, 1995;[5] on June 22, WKOL returned to the air as "Kool 105" with an oldies format.[6]