WCLN (1170 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to

Clinton, North Carolina Clinton is a city in, and the county seat of, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population of Clinton is 8,639 according to the 2010 Census. Clinton is named for Richard Clinton, a Brigadier General of the North Carolina mili ...

, United States. The station is currently owned by Christian Listening Network, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio .

History

Larry Carr of Clinton operated WCLN, a daytime-only station, and

WCLN-FM WCLN-FM (105.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian Music format. Licensed to Rennert, North Carolina, United States, it serves the greater Fayetteville, North Carolina area. The station is currently owned by Grander Vis ...

prior to the 1991 purchase of the 16-year-old stations by Willis Broadcasting Corp. of

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. The stations' format would be adult contemporary music and oldies. WCLN and WCLN-FM were

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when the FM station increased its power from 3,000 to 25,000 watts to better cover Fayetteville. Curt Nunnery of WFLB became sales manager. By 1997, WCLN was airing

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music separately from the FM, and by 2000, WCLN was playing oldies. In 2012, WCLN played oldies along with locally oriented programming including Clinton High School sports. The hosts of the morning show can be seen through glass from the outside, as is true for the '' Today'' show.

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