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Radio station in Bedford, New Hampshire

This article is about a radio station in Bedford, New Hampshire. For the station which had this call sign from 1943 until 1956, see [WMLL (Indiana)](/source/WMLL_(Indiana)).

WMLL Bedford, New Hampshire United States Broadcast area Merrimack Valley Frequency 96.5 MHz (HD Radio) Branding 96.5 Live Free Country Programming Format Country music Subchannels HD2: WFEA simulcast Ownership Owner Saga Communications (Saga Communications of New England, LLC) Sister stations WFEA WZID History First air date June 27, 1996; 29 years ago (1996-06-27)[1] Former call signs WAEF (1993–1996) WOXF (1996–1997) WQLL (1997–2005) Call sign meaning "Mill" (former branding) Technical information[2] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 17278 Class A ERP 730 watts HAAT 285 meters (935 ft) Transmitter coordinates 42°59′2.3″N 71°35′20.2″W / 42.983972°N 71.588944°W / 42.983972; -71.588944 (WMLL) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website livefreecountry.com

**WMLL** (96.5 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting); "96.5 Live Free Country") is an American radio station licensed to [Bedford, New Hampshire](/source/Bedford%2C_New_Hampshire), and serving the New Hampshire portion of the [Merrimack Valley](/source/Merrimack_Valley) with a [country music](/source/Country_music) format. The station's studios are located on Commercial Street in [Manchester](/source/Manchester%2C_New_Hampshire). WMLL is owned by Saga Communications, and operates as part of its Manchester Radio Group.

## History

The 96.5 FM frequency first signed on in May 1996 with test broadcasts under the call sign WAEF.[3] Regular broadcasting began on June 27, with a [rock](/source/Rock_music) format branded "96.5 The Fox";[1] the call sign was soon changed to WOXF.[4][5] The station was originally owned by Donna MacNeil.[1]

Logo as "96.5 The Mill"

On July 1, 1997, Saga Communications announced that it had signed a [time brokerage agreement](/source/Local_marketing_agreement) to take over WOXF's operations; on July 29, Saga relaunched the station as "Cool 96.5", an [oldies](/source/Oldies) station.[6] The call sign was changed to WQLL on August 15, 1997;[5] that month, Saga bought the station outright in a $3.3 million deal that was concluded on November 21, 1997.[6] The station switched to [classic rock](/source/Classic_rock), branded as "96.5 The Mill", in March 2005;[7] on March 17, the call sign became WMLL.[5] In August 2011, WMLL shifted to a [classic hits](/source/Classic_hits) format. In October 2016, WMLL returned to classic rock, branded as "Iconic Rock".

On December 15, 2023, WMLL flipped to a [country music](/source/Country_music) format as "96.5 Live Free Country". The new format was advertised as "Continuous Country Without The Static", as country music was previously available in the Manchester area via adjacent market stations ([Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth%2C_New_Hampshire)-market [WOKQ](/source/WOKQ), [Concord](/source/Concord%2C_New_Hampshire)-market [WNHW](/source/WNHW), and two Boston stations); Saga already programmed [classic country](/source/Classic_country) on the third [HD Radio](/source/HD_Radio) subchannel of [WZID](/source/WZID) and on translators in Concord and Manchester.[8]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nerw-woxfstart_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nerw-woxfstart_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nerw-woxfstart_1-2) Fybush, Scott (June 28, 1996). ["WAEF On The Air"](http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-960628.html). *New England RadioWatch*. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-17278_2-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WMLL"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=17278). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nerw-waeftest_3-0)** Wollman, Garrett (May 28, 1996). ["New England RadioWatch"](http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-960528.html). Retrieved March 15, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nerw-waeftowoxf_4-0)** Fybush, Scott (July 13, 1996). ["New Calls for 96.5"](http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-960713.html). *New England RadioWatch*. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fcc-callsigns_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fcc-callsigns_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-fcc-callsigns_5-2) ["Call Sign History"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17278&Callsign=WMLL). *CDBS Public Access*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). Retrieved March 15, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mfm-woxftowqll_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mfm-woxftowqll_6-1) Brouder, Ed (January 12, 2015). ["WFEA History - 1990s"](http://www.manfrommars.com/wfea90s.html). *Man from Mars Productions*. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nerw-wqlltowmll_7-0)** Fybush, Scott (March 14, 2005). ["ESPN En Route To Boston's 890?"](http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2005/050314/nerw.html). *New England RadioWatch*. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ri-wmllcountry_8-0)** Venta, Lance (December 16, 2023). ["WMLL Flips To Country"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/262231/wmll-flips-to-country/). Retrieved December 16, 2023.

## External links

- [Official website](https://livefreecountry.com/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 17278 (WMLL)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=17278) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WMLL](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=WMLL) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Manchester–Nashua, New Hampshire area This region also includes the following towns: Derry Peterborough By AM frequency 610 900 1110 1250 1320 1370 1590 By FM frequency 88.3 88.7 90.5 90.7 92.1 95.7 96.5 97.5 101.1 106.3 107.7 LPFM 95.3 102.9 105.1 Translators 90.3 94.1 95.3 97.9 98.9 99.9 101.5 103.5 106.9 NOAA Weather Radio frequency KZZ40 WNG575 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.3-1 88.3-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 95.7-3 By call sign KZZ40 W212AF W231BR W237FA W250AB W255DA W260CF W278CJ W295BL W298CU WBNH-LP WDER WDER-FM WEVS HD2 WFEA WFNQ WGAM WGHM WGIR WGIR-FM WLLO-LP WLMW WMLL WMNH-LP WMVX WNG575 WOKQ WSMN WUMV WTPL WYDI WZID HD2 HD3 Defunct WRPT (1050 AM) Transmitter sites Pack Monadnock Uncanoonuc Mountains Radio stations in Greater Boston Boston Lowell-Lawrence-Haverhill Nashua Worcester Radio stations in the Merrimack Valley Concord (NH) Lowell-Lawrence-Haverhill Manchester-Nashua Other nearby regions Brattleboro-Keene Lebanon-Claremont Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester See also List of radio stations in New Hampshire

v t e Country radio stations serving the state of New Hampshire By callsign WASR WCGY WCNL WINQ-FM WMLL WNHW WOKQ WSCY WXXK WYKR-FM WYRY W234BN W288BN By frequency 1010 1420 93.3 94.7 95.3 96.5 97.3 97.5 98.7 100.5 101.3 104.9 105.5 106.9 By community of license Bedford (Manchester) Belmont (Laconia) Claremont Dover (Manchester/Portsmouth) Haverhill Hinsdale Jefferson Keene Lebanon Moultonborough (Laconia) Newport Winchester (Keene) Wolfeboro York, ME (serves the Seacoast Region) See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New Hampshire

v t e Saga Communications, Inc. Radio stations KAFE KAZR KDXY KEGI KGMI KISM KICD KICD-FM KIOA/K260AM KJBX KMIT KMRR KOEZ KPSZ KPUG KRNT KSTZ KUQL WAFX WAQY WASK WASK-FM WAVF WBAE WBCO WCKN WCLZ WCNR WCVL-FM WCVQ WDBR WFEA WFIZ WGAN/WGIN WHAI WHBG WHCU WHMP WHQG WINA WIII WINQ-FM WISE WIXY/W245DP WIZZ WJMR-FM WJOI WKBK WKFN WKHY WKLH WKOA WKNE WKVT-FM WLFZ WLHH WLRW WLVQ WLZX-FM WMGX WMLL WMQR WMXZ/W257BQ WNAX WNAX-FM WNDD WNDN WNND/WNNP WNOR WNYY WNZE WOEZ WOGK WOXL-FM WPOR WPVQ-FM WQEL WQEZ WQMZ WQNY WQPO/W261CV WREE WRND WRSI WRSY WRXS WSIG WSNI WSNY WSPO/W261DG WSVA WTAX WTAX-FM WTMT WVMX WVSC/W256CB/W293BZ WVVR WWRE WWWV WXST/W257BQ WXXB WYMG WYND-FM WYNZ WYXL WYXY WZAN WZBK WZID WZZP Radio networks Illinois Radio Network Minnesota Farm Radio Network Minnesota News Network

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