WNLK
| |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Fairfield County |
| Frequency | 1350 kHz |
| Branding | Veritas Catholic Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Veritas Catholic Network, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | April 7, 1948 |
Call sign meaning | "Norwalk" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14378 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
|
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Translator | 103.9 W280FX (Norwalk) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WNLK (1350 AM; "Veritas Catholic Radio") is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station licensed to Norwalk, Connecticut, and serving Fairfield County.[2] It broadcasts Catholic radio programming and is owned by the Veritas Catholic Network, Inc.
By day, WNLK is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. At night, to avoid interference to other stations on 1350 AM, it reduces power to 500 watts using a directional antenna. Programming is also heard on FM translator W280FX at 103.9 MHz.
History
[edit | edit source]The station signed on the air on April 7, 1948. It was owned by the Norwalk Broadcasting Company with studios on Main Street at Wall Street.[3] It has been assigned the WNLK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since it was first licensed.[4]
WNLK and WSTC (1400 AM) in Stamford were sold by Cox Radio, Inc. in 2011 to Sacred Heart University, which initially operated them via a local marketing agreement (LMA). Prior to the sale, WNLK and WSTC simulcast a commercial news/talk format.[5] When the university acquired WNLK, it used the station to air its public radio service. On January 25, 2016, WNLK dropped its public radio simulcast with WSHU (1260 AM) and went silent. When it returned to the air on June 1, 2016, it carried a brokered Christian radio format.
In August 2019, WNLK was acquired by the Veritas Catholic Radio network, and began airing Catholic radio programming.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 104. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ InsideRadio.com "Deal Digest - August 15, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 14378 (WNLK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WNLK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FM translator
- Facility details for Facility ID 202426 (W280FX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W280FX at FCCdata.org
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
