WCLN-FM (105.7
FM) is a
radio station
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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 Vision Media, LLC.
History
WCLN-FM signed on in 1990 WGQR with an
oldies
Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as ...
format
[Michael Futch, "Gospel to Replace Nostalgia As Radio Stations Are Sold," ''The Fayetteville Observer'', January 11, 2006.] and was known as "Solid Gold 105.7."
In 1993, Sound Business, which was 50 percent owned by Arthur DeBerry and Associates, owned WGQR and
WBLA. Lee Hauser, who owned the other 50 percent of Sound Business and served as its president, began managing
WJSK and
WAGR in
Lumberton, North Carolina
Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2020, its population was 19,025. It is the seat of Robeson County's government.
Located in southern North Carolina's Inner Banks region, Lumberton is located on the Lu ...
when the DeBerry company bought those stations. Morning host Dan Hester, who had worked at
WWAY
WWAY (channel 3) is a television station in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, affiliated with ABC, CBS, and The CW Plus. Owned by Morris Multimedia, the station has studios on Magnolia Village Way in Leland, and its transmitter is l ...
, replaced Hauser as station manager for WGQR and WBLA. WGQR and WBLA both aired the
Bladen County
Bladen County ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the high school football game of the week.
In 2004,
Beasley Broadcasting
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., based in Naples, Florida, is an owner/operator of radio stations in the United States. , the company owned 63 stations under the Beasley Media Group name.
History
The company was founded in 1961 by George G. Beasl ...
tried to buy the stations, but the
Federal Communications Commission
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disallowed the purchase because Beasley would own too many stations in the market.
On January 11, 2006, the sale of WGQR and WBLA to Christian Listening Network, owner of
WCLN and
WCLN-FM was completed. WGQR switched to a
Southern Gospel format.
On December 15, 2017, Grander Vision Media, owned by longtime WCLN & WGQR General Manager Dan DeBruler and wife Dorothy, purchased the license for 105.7 FM from Christian Listening Network, Inc. The call letters WGQR were surrendered and changed to WCLN-FM in a single FCC action.
References
External links
official website*
{{Fayetteville Radio
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Gospel radio stations in the United States
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Radio stations established in 1990
1990 establishments in North Carolina