WLAN (AM)
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WLAN is a radio station
Radio station
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 licensed
City of license
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 to serve Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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, USA. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
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 and licensed to Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc. It airs a lassic hits] music format.

The station was assigned the WLAN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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The station was originally owned by The Altdoerffer Family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Today WLAN-AM/FM station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and remains very popular in the community it serves.

On January 4, 2010 WLAN changed their format from adult standards to classic hits.

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