WTTL (1310
AM, "Classic Hits 103.5") is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
classic hits
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format. Licensed to
Madisonville, Kentucky
Madisonville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States, located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. The population was 19,591 at the 2010 census. Madisonville is a c ...
, United States. The station is currently owned by Madisonville CBC, Inc.
History
The station signed on for the first time in 1956 under ownership of Hopkins County Broadcasting. The station was acquired by local businessman Conway Smith in 1958. The station was broadcasting a rock format for many years until it switched to an
adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
format around 1982.
The station's programming was simulcast over
WTTL-FM
WTTL-FM (106.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Madisonville, Kentucky, United States. The station is licensed to Madisonville CBC, Inc. and owned by Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation. It airs an adult contemporary format.
The stati ...
(106.9 MHz) for a few years since its September 1992 launch until it became a separate entity in 1995. WTTL, along with seven other stations, was purchased by Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation in 1997.
Switch to Classic hits and the launch of an FM translator
On December 20, 2016, WTTL changed their format from ESPN sports to classic hits, branded as "Classic Hits 103.5," which would also be simulcast on the station's then-newly launched FM translator W278CK (103.5 FM) in Madisonville.
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