WLLN

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name = WLLN


city = Lillington, North Carolina
area = Fayetteville, North Carolina
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frequency = 1370 kHz
format = Spanish
power = 5000 watts
class = D
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coordinates = coord|35|23|16|N|78|48|22|W
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owner = Estuardo Valdemar Rodriguez
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WLLN (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language format. Licensed to Lillington, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Estuardo Valdemar Rodriguez.

History

Bob Etheridge owned WLLN when it signed on in 1979 with "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills as the only radio station in Lillington. The station played gospel music and country music.

Etheridge never made a lot of money with the station, but he felt it provided a service. In 1991, he sold WLLN to Christian Purities Fellowship, Inc., which later sold the station to Rodriguez, who came to the United States in 1961 and also owned a radio station in his native Peru.

In October 1999, WLLN became Radio La Grande, which was one of three Spanish language radio stations in North Carolina in July 2000. In addition to Harnett County, the 5000-watt station covered Lee, Johnston and Sampson Counties and part of Cumberland. Music included salsa, bachata, cumbia and Tejano music. Programming also included news, information and sports. Program director Teo Rodriguez had also hosted shows on WFSS and WFAI [Michael Futch, "Radio: La Grande," "The Fayetteville Observer", July 2, 2000.] .

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