WLNI

Last updated
WLNI
WLNI-FM 2014.png
Broadcast area Lynchburg metropolitan area
Frequency 105.9 MHz
BrandingNews/Talk WLNI
Programming
Format Talk
Network Fox News Radio
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Fox News Talk
Ownership
OwnerJames River Media, LLC [1]
History
First air date
February 2, 1994;29 years ago (1994-02-02)
Call sign meaning
W LNI (Disambiguation of "Line", former branding)
Technical information
Facility ID 22663
Class A
Power 6,000 watts
HAAT 81 meters (266 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°25′37.0″N79°7′26.0″W / 37.426944°N 79.123889°W / 37.426944; -79.123889
Links
Webcast WLNI Webstream
WebsiteWLNI.com

WLNI (105.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia. It has a talk radio format and is owned by James River Media, LLC. [1] The studios and offices are on Tradewynd Drive in Lynchburg.

Contents

WLNI has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts as a Class A station. The transmitter is off Main Street, near the Lynchburg Expressway. [2]

Programming

Weekdays on WLNI begin with a local news and information show, The Morning Line with Mari White and Brian Weigand. In afternoon drive time, WLNI has a local sports show, The Sports Line with Rich Roth and Dennis Carter. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk shows: Brian Kilmeade and Friends, The Dan Bongino Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey, The Joe Pags Show and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory . [3]

On weekends, WLNI has specialty shows on money, health, law, technology and real estate, some of which are paid brokered programming. Syndicated weekend shows include: The Kim Komando Show, Bill Handel on the Law, Rich DiMuro on Tech, At Home with Gary Sullivan, Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell . WLNI also carries Virginia Tech Hokies football and basketball. [4] Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.

History

WLNI signed on the air on February 2, 1994;29 years ago. [5] It was Lynchburg’s first full-time talk station on the FM dial and was owned by the Friendship Broadcasting Company. The studios were on Amhurst Highway in Madison Heights. WLNI was a network affiliate of Westwood One and ABC News Radio.

In 1998, Three Daughters Media acquired WLNI, keeping the studios in Madison Heights. In 2004, the station was purchased by North Carolina-based Centennial Broadcasting and the studios were relocated to Midtown Lynchburg near the Plaza Shopping Center.

In 2013, Roanoke-based Mel Wheeler Broadcasting purchased WLNI to join its eight-station group. The studios were moved to the current location in the community of Wyndhurst.

James River Media, based in Lynchburg, purchased WLNI in August 2020. It became a stand-alone station. James River Media re-focused WLNI on Lynchburg-area news and issues.

WLNI has received several awards from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters for its news coverage and programming over the years, including:

Related Research Articles

WCSI is a commercial radio station in Columbus, Indiana. It broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by White River Broadcasting Co., Inc. The radio studios and offices are on Washington Street in Columbus, near National Road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WKRC (AM)</span> Talk radio station in Cincinnati

WKRC is a commercial AM radio station owned by iHeartMedia and licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio. Broadcasting under the branding of 55KRC, the station airs a talk radio format. The studios are on Montgomery Road in Cincinnati, and the transmitter is in Cold Spring, Kentucky. WKRC operates at 5,000 watts by day and 1,000 watts at night.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WXJC-FM</span> Radio station in Cullman, Alabama

WXJC-FM is a commercial Christian FM radio station licensed to Cullman, Alabama, serving the Birmingham metropolitan area and nearly all of north-central Alabama. The station is owned by Crawford Broadcasting Company, and airs a mix of Christian talk and teaching programs with Southern Gospel music. The studios and offices are located in Homewood.

WFIR is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, and serving the Roanoke Valley. It airs a news/talk radio format and is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc. WFIR's studios and offices are on Electric Road in Roanoke.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WFLA-FM</span> Radio station in Midway, Florida

WFLA-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Midway, Florida, and serving the Tallahassee metropolitan area. It broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on John Knox Road in Tallahassee.

WJJX is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Appomattox, Virginia, and serving the Lynchburg metropolitan area and the Southside. WJJX has a rhythmic Top 40 radio format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. Programming is simulcast with co-owned 93.5 WJJS in Salem, Virginia, serving the Roanoke metropolitan area. The radio studios and offices are on Old Forest Road in Lynchburg and its transmitter is off Round Mountain Road in Madison Heights, Virginia.

WRAD-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Radford, Virginia, serving Pulaski and Montgomery Counties in Virginia. It simulcasts a talk radio format with co-owned WRAD at 1460 kHz. Programming is also heard on FM translator 103.5 W278AJ in Blacksburg, Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPLY (AM)</span> Radio station in Roanoke, Virginia

WPLY is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, and serving Southwest Virginia and the New River Valley. WPLY simulcasts a sports radio format with WPLI 1390 AM in Lynchburg. Both stations are owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc. Most programming is supplied by Fox Sports Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WVBE-FM</span> Radio station in Lynchburg, Virginia

WVBE-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia, and serving Metro Lynchburg. It is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc., with studios and offices on Electric Road in Roanoke. WVBE-FM 100.1 and WVBB 97.7 in Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia, simulcast an urban adult contemporary radio format, with WVBB serving the Roanoke metropolitan area. Each weekday in AM drive time, The Vibe carries The Steve Harvey Morning Show.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WIQO-FM</span> Radio station in Forest, Virginia

WIQO-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Forest, Virginia, and serving the Lynchburg metropolitan area. It simulcasts a talk radio format with sister station 106.3 WMNA-FM Gretna, Virginia. They are owned and operated by Three Daughters Media.

WGMN is a commercial radio station in Roanoke, Virginia. It broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned and operated by Three Daughters Media. The studios and offices are in Forest, Virginia.

WLVA is a commercial radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia. It airs a talk radio format and is owned and operated by Brent Epperson. The studios and offices are on Timberlake Road in Lynchburg.

WMGW is a commercial radio station in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the seat of government for Crawford County. WMGW is the flagship station of the "Allegheny News-Talk-Sports Network," also owned by its licensee, Seven Mountains Media.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WVBB</span> Radio station in Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia

WVBB is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia, and serving the Roanoke metropolitan area. It is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc., with studios and offices on Electric Road in Roanoke. WVBB and sister station WVBE-FM 100.1 Lynchburg simulcast an urban adult contemporary radio format. In weekday AM drive time, the stations carry The Steve Harvey Morning Show.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WBRG</span> Radio station in Lynchburg, Virginia

WBRG is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia. It airs a talk radio format. It is owned and operated by Brent Epperson with the license held by Tri-County Broadcasting, Inc. It is a sister station of another Lynchburg talk outlet, 580 and 94.1 WLVA.

WMNA-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Gretna, Virginia, serving Northern Pittsylvania County and the suburbs of the Lynchburg metropolitan area. WMNA-FM is owned and operated by 3 Daughters Media, It simulcasts a talk radio format with sister station 100.9 WIQO-FM Forest, Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WGAC (AM)</span> Radio station in Augusta, Georgia

WGAC is a commercial AM radio station in Augusta, Georgia. The station carries a talk radio format simulcast with co-owned 95.1 WGAC-FM Harlem, Georgia. The stations are owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC. The radio studios and offices are on Jimmie Dyess Parkway in Augusta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WLAD</span> Radio station in Danbury, Connecticut

WLAD is a commercial radio station licensed to Danbury, Connecticut. It broadcasts a talk format. WLAD is owned by Berkshire Broadcasting. The studios and offices are located on Mill Plain Road in Danbury and the transmitter is off Brushy Hill Road, also in Danbury.

WIBA is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Madison, Wisconsin. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station airs a Conservative Talk format, under the slogan "Madison's News/Talk Station."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WHBY</span> News/talk radio station in Kimberly, Wisconsin, United States

WHBY is a commercial radio station licensed to Kimberly, Wisconsin, that serves the Green Bay and Appleton-Oshkosh areas. The station is owned by Woodward Communications and it airs a news/talk radio format. WHBY's studios and microwave transmitter are located on East College Avenue in Appleton.

References

  1. 1 2 "WLNI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WLNI
  3. ↑ "Program Schedule". WFIR/Mel Wheeler, Inc. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ "IMG Television and Radio". IMG College/hokiesports.com. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1996 page B-440, Broadcasting & Cable
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.