WLNI

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WLNI
Broadcast area Lynchburg metropolitan area
Frequency 105.9 MHz
BrandingNews/Talk WLNI
Programming
Format Talk
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerJames River Media, LLC [1]
History
First air date
February 2, 1994 (1994-02-02)
Call sign meaning
Former "Line" branding
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
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
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wlni.com

WLNI (105.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It has a talk format and is owned by James River Media, LLC. [1] The WLNI studios are located on Tradewynd Drive in Lynchburg and the transmitter is off Main Street, near the Lynchburg Expressway.

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History

WLNI signed on the air on February 2, 1994. [3] 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:

Programming

Local personalities on WLNI included Mari White, Brian Weigand, Rich Roth and Dennis Carter. [4] WLNI also carries Virginia Tech Hokies football and basketball. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "WLNI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLNI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1996 page B-440, Broadcasting & Cable
  4. ↑ "Program Schedule". WFIR/Mel Wheeler, Inc. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "IMG Television and Radio". IMG College/hokiesports.com. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
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