handling multiple stations and initially was shared with WHER-FM 103.7 in Hattiesburg, an easy listening FM station; upon the inauguration of the new tower, WNSL changed its legal identification to WNSL Laurel-Hattiesburg-Meridian in an effort to tap into the Meridian radio market and compete with Top 40 station WJDQ "Q-101". As part of the campaign, Holladay hired Mike Golden, a former news anchor with WTOK-TV in Meridian, as news director. The station also arranged for a relayed broadcast at 100.5 on cable in Meridian, as the radio signal was not strong in areas on the north side of Meridian. This campaign proved to yield little fruit, and within 18 months, the legal identification was changed back to WNSL Laurel-Hattiesburg and Mike Golden was gone. Holladay expanded the company through acquisition of other stations but eventually sold WNSL and WQIS to Design Media in 1988. Design Media sold the stations to Cumulus Media in 1999. In October 2000, Cumulus announced an agreement to sell this station to Clear Channel Communications as part of a large station swap and sale, including seven Cumulus stations in the Laurel-Hattiesburg radio market. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 19, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on January 18, 2001. References External links NSL Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1957 1957 establishments in Mississippi IHeartMedia radio stations