WPLR-FM (99.1

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, also known as "99.1 PLR" or Connecticut's #1 Rock Station). licensed to

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, is a

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station owned by

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as of May 10, 2013. The station's playlist includes

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and modern rock. PLR is a traditional ratings powerhouse in

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, though it provides city-grade coverage to most of the state, including Hartford. The station can also be received in some parts of the

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. The station, which first went on the air in 1948 as WNHC-FM, has a history as a pioneer in the AOR format, with which it has closely identified since its inception in the early 1970s. The physical location of the station has also changed as the studios are now co-located with other Connoisseur radio stations on Wheelers Farms Road in

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. Previously, the studios were located on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden and prior to that the offices and studios were located on Chapel Street in New Haven. The station's

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is on Madmare Mountain in Hamden near the

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transmitter site.

WPLR-HD2

On September 18, 2017, at 10:23 a.m. WPLR launched an alternative rock format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Mod 102.3" (simulcast on translator W272DO 102.3 FM New Haven). The first song on Mod was "

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" by

Cold War Kids Cold War Kids is an American alternative rock band from Long Beach, California. Band members are Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), David Quon (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, backing vocals, ...

. W272DO was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting in January 2018. On January 15, it immediately ceased simulcasting "Mod" and began carrying Spanish CHR "Bomba" from WMRQ-HD2. As of November 24, 2019, WPLR-HD2 is no longer broadcasting the "Mod" format and is now simulcasting WICC 600 AM.

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* Mass media in New Haven, Connecticut PLR Classic rock radio stations in the United States Connoisseur Media radio stations Radio stations established in 1948 1948 establishments in Connecticut {{Connecticut-radio-station-stub