WFNR

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]

For the Christiansburg, Virginia radio station that held the call sign WFNR-FM from 1990 to 1992 and from 2000 to 2009, see WVHK.
WFNR
Broadcast areaNew River Valley
Frequency710 AM kHz
Branding710AM WFNR
Programming
FormatDefunct (was news/talk)[1]
AffiliationsWDBJ
Westwood One News
Ownership
Owner
WBRW, WVHK, WPSK, WRAD, WRAD-FM
History
First air date
1974[2]
Last air date
February 11, 2022
Former call signs
WQBX (1974–1984)
WNRB (1984)[3]
Call sign meaning
First in the New River Valley
Technical information
Facility ID67588
ClassD
Power10,000 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
37°8′1.0″N 80°21′18.0″W

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
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. "Facility No. 67588 History Card" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  4. Cumulus Sells Blacksburg Cluster To Monticello Media
  5. "WFNR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  6. "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". FCC CDBS.


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