WWLK-FM
WWLK-FM (101.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Meredith, New Hampshire, and serving the Lakes Region. The station broadcasts a soft adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Dirk Nadon, through licensee Lakes Media, LLC. The studios and offices are on Church Street in Concord, New Hampshire. WWLK-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on Pickerel Pond Road at Parade Road in Laconia, New Hampshire. History Rock format The station signed on the air on November 16, 1988. It was owned by Latchkey Broadcasting and aired an adult album-oriented rock format under the call sign WMRQ. The station was founded by Dirk Nadon and his stepfather Bill Forbes. In a 2018 interview with The Laconia Daily Sun, Nadon recalled that, "At the time, it was the only rock station north of Manchester," with that city's WGIR-FM being the nearest rock station and most Lakes Region stations programming adult contemporary formats. Adult contemporary In May 1990, WMRQ flipped to an adult contemporary format as "Sunny 101.5". It changed its call sign to WWSS on May 1. The death of Bill Forbes and the economic impact of a banking crisis eventually forced Nadon