Radio WLNO-AM

WLNO (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the New Orleans area. The station is currently owned by Communicom Co. of Louisiana, L.P. The station broadcasts at 1060 kHz with 50 kW-Daytime (directional mostly west, north and east)/5 kW-Nighttime power (highly directional to the northwest, in a narrow pattern from the transmitter site in Belle Chasse, across the Mississippi River Bridge, then through downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter, and into Metairie and Hammond, Louisiana).

AM 1060 was originally WNOE (Named after former Louisiana governor James A. Noe, its original owner) and was the market's first Top 40 outlet during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Some of the most famous DJs on the 1960s WNOE included, but are not limited to, Gary Owens, Greg Mason, and C. C. Courtney. WNOE, with its massive 50,000-watt daytime signal, was a favorite at the Gulf Coast beaches in Mississippi, Alabama, and even as far east as Pensacola Beach, Florida. With its big daytime signal, WNOE was even regularly receivable in areas like Tampa if you were near the Gulf Of Mexico. WNOE actually abandoned its top 40 format for a few years, from the late 60s until the early 70s, and rival WTIX had the market to itself during that time. However, with the slogan Real Rock (a slam at WTIX, who without competition, had softened its top 40 sound considerably) WNOE returned to top 40 with a vengeance in 1973, and competed vigorously with WTIX into the early 80s. On January 27, 1981 WNOE flipped to Country. FM sister station had gone country the previous August. WNOE would remain country until March 1, 1995, when it was sold to Communicom, who flipped it to its current format.