KUUL
| City of license | East Moline, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Quad Cities |
| Branding | KUUL 101.3 |
| Slogan | "Super Hits" |
| Frequency | 101.3 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | February 23, 1976 |
| Format | Commercial; Oldies/Classic hits |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 43208 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°37′10.0″N 90°17′41.0″W / 41.61944°N 90.29472°W |
| Callsign meaning | pronounced as cool |
| Former callsigns | WEMO (1976-1978); WZZC (1978-1982); WLLR (1983-1998) |
| Owner | Clear Channel |
| Sister stations | KCQQ, KMXG, WFXN, WLLR-FM, WOC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kuul.com |
KUUL is a radio station licensed to East Moline, Illinois, whose format is oldies. The station's frequency is 101.3 MHz, and broadcasts at a power of 50 kW. Its transmitter is located in Port Byron, Illinois.
KUUL (commonly known as "Super Hits") is owned by Clear Channel Communications, with studios located in Davenport, Iowa. Other stations located in the same complex are KMXG, WLLR-FM, KCQQ-FM WFXN and WOC.
[edit] History
The station began life in February 1976 as WEMO ("EMO" standing for East Moline) and playing adult contemporary music. In 1978, the station adopted a country format, with the call letters WZZC. A change in station ownership came in late 1982, and in January 1983, the station — while retaining the country music format — changed its call letters to WLLR.
During this time, WLLR began a slow climb toward becoming the Quad Cities market's top-rated radio station, a goal achieved in the late 1980s.
In March 1998, WLLR's country format swapped frequencies with 103.7 FM's oldies format. At the time of the switch, KUUL was formatting rock oldies from the 1950s through early 1970s, but the emphasis has gradually shifted toward hits of the 1970s and 1980s (although the station has retained part of its 1960s library).
From 2001-2007, KUUL carried "The Bob & Tom Show" during its morning programming block after originally airing on the former WHTS-FM, but the show has since been switched to KCQQ. The move coincided with a new morning show teaming Steve Ketelaar and Mark Manuel. [1]. The station has also added to its 1980s library, and has shifted away from 1960s music, therefore it has tweaked to an oldies/classic hits hybrid similar to KQQL.
During the holiday season (roughly, Thanksgiving to Christmas day) from 2002-2007, KUUL switched to an all-holiday music format. [2]. The holiday format moved to KMXG for the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 holiday seasons.
[edit] External links
- KUUL-FM Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KUUL
- Radio-Locator information on KUUL
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KUUL
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