WNVA (AM)
City | Norton, Virginia |
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Broadcast area |
Norton, Virginia Wise County, Virginia |
Branding | "ESPN Radio 1350" |
Frequency | 1350 kHz |
First air date | 1946 |
Format | Sports |
Power |
5,000 watts (daytime) 37 watts (night) |
Class | D |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°57′58.0″N 82°35′17.0″W / 36.966111°N 82.588056°W |
Callsign meaning | W Norton VirginiA |
Affiliations |
ESPN Radio MRN Radio |
Owner |
Lisa Nininger Bouldin (Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WNVA-FM |
Webcast | WNVA Webstream |
Website | WNVA Online |
WNVA is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norton, Virginia, serving Norton and Wise County, Virginia. WNVA is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[1]
History
On September 7, 2007, Radio-Wise, Inc. received a $4,000 fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for not keeping WNVA's public files in order. The Enforcement Bureau sent Radio-Wise, Inc. a notice regarding the proposed fine, along with a detailed complaint, on July 20 but got no reply from the station's owner. Now, the FCC is demanding the operator send a $4,000 check to the FCC's bank within 30 days.[2]
In the early part of 2012, WNVA dropped their Classic Country for Sports with programming from ESPN Radio.
Radio-Wise sold WNVA and sister station WNVA-FM to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $35,000, enough to settle property tax debts and outstanding FCC fines; the sale closed on January 16, 2015.
References
- ↑ "WNVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Yorke, Jeffrey. "FCC Fines Stations On EAS, Sloppy Paperwork". Radio & Records. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
External links
- ESPN Radio 1350 Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WNVA
- Radio-Locator Information on WNVA
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WNVA