WLND
adult hits radio station in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, United States
WLND (98.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Signal Mountain, Tennessee, and serving the Chattanooga metropolitan area. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc., and broadcasts an adult hits radio format, using the moniker "98.1 The Lake - We Play Anything!" As with many Adult Hits stations owned by Audacy, WLND operates with no disc jockeys. The radio studios and offices are on Old Lee Road in Chattanooga.
WLND has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,000 watts, compared with several other FM stations in the Chattanooga area powered at 100,000 watts. The transmitter is on Skillet Gap Road in Chattanooga.
History
WKXJ and WZST
This station first went on the air in 1990 at 97.3 FM with the call letters WKXJ. The station played a Rhythmic Contemporary format and was branded as "97 Kicks". By 1997, "Kicks FM" was adult contemporary and simulcasting on 103.1 FM. In 1998, Cumulus Media began operating WKXJ under a local marketing agreement, later completing the $3 million purchase from Marson Broadcasting in 1999.
WZST "Star 98", a Top 40 Mainstream station at 98.1 FM, took the WKXJ letters and relaunched as "98.1 KISS-FM". The 97.3 frequency switched to rhythmic oldies as WLOV-FM. WKXJ did well during its six and a half years as KISS-FM.
Cumulus ownership
In 2000, Cumulus announced it would buy 11 radio stations in 4 markets from Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) in exchange for 25 radio stations in 5 markets plus cash as a part of that company's merger with AMFM Incorporated.
On June 13, 2007, at 10 a.m., WKXJ flipped to a classic country-formatted station, which moved from WNGA following a sale of that station to 3 Daughters Media.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “WLND” as adult hits radio station in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as adult hits radio station in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7952361. Authority coordinates are 35.088, -85.363. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1990, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “WLND”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow WLND primary sources, WLND archive and WLND research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “WLND”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “WLND” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.