WFNR
Radio station in Blacksburg, Virginia
37°8′1.0″N 80°21′18.0″W / 37.133611°N 80.355000°W / 37.133611; -80.355000 WFNR was a news/talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Blacksburg, Virginia, serving the New River Valley.[1] WFNR was last owned and operated by Monticello Media after its 2018 purchase of Cumulus Media's Blacksburg–Christiansburg cluster.[4][5]
WFNR went off the air on January 31, 2019, due to equipment failures at its transmitter site. The station had special temporary authority to remain silent until July 31.[6]
Its license was cancelled on February 11, 2022, for being off the air for 3 years.
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Facility No. 67588 History Card" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Cumulus Sells Blacksburg Cluster To Monticello Media
- ^ "WFNR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". FCC CDBS.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
External links
- FCC Station Search Details: DWFNR (Facility ID: 67588)
- FCC History Cards for WFNR (covering 1966-1981 as WQBX)
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Radio stations in the Blacksburg–Christiansburg metropolitan area (Virginia) and the New River Valley
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- Blacksburg-Christiansburg
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