WNNT-FM

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WNNT-FM
Broadcast area Northern Neck
Frequency 107.5 MHz
BrandingRiver Country 107.5
Programming
Format Full service country
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerReal Media, Inc.
WRAR-FM
History
FoundedJuly 3, 1949
First air date
March 1, 1967 (1967-03-01)
Former frequencies
100.9 MHz (1967–2008)
Call sign meaning
Northern Neck and Tidewater Broadcasting (original owner)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 49025
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°56′39″N76°45′5″W / 37.94417°N 76.75139°W / 37.94417; -76.75139
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.realradio804.com

WNNT-FM is a country music-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Warsaw, Virginia, serving the Northern Neck on 107.5 MHz. WNNT-FM is owned and operated by Real Media, Inc. [2] The station's studios are located in Tappahannock with sister station WRAR-FM 105.5.

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History

Grayson Headley, trading as the Northern Neck and Tidewater Broadcasting Company, received a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission to build a new 250-watt daytime-only AM station, broadcasting on 690 kHz AM, at Warsaw on July 6, 1948. [3] Construction had begun by early 1949 on a site near the Cobham Park Baptist Church; the station would be an independent outlet concentrating on local interest programs. [4] WNNT launched July 3, [5] bringing the first radio station to the Northern Neck. [6] Charles E. Stuart, a partner in the project, became part-owner of WNNT in 1950 and then died in 1951, at which time Headley became sole owner again. [3]

In 1961, Grayson Headley, who also owned a loan company and a construction firm in the region and sat on the board of directors of the Virginia Association of Broadcasters, [7] died at the age of 46; [8] his widow, Patricia, became the owner, [3] one of only a handful of single women to own broadcast stations. [6] Under her ownership, WNNT doubled its service to the Northern Neck on March 1, 1967, when WNNT-FM, originally at 100.9 MHz, signed on, simulcasting the AM frequency during the day and continuing its programming after dark. [9] In 1973, the stations began to broadcast a country music format. [10] After Patricia married Pat Dewey, the Northern Neck and Tidewater Broadcasting group expanded in 1975 with the launch of a station on the lower Northern Neck, WKWI at Kilmarnock; the Kilmarnock station was built as a partnership with Dean Loudy, former WNNT general manager and morning personality. [6]

The WNNT stations were sold for $400,000 to Linwood "Lynn" Wadsworth in 1993. [11] In 1999, Wadsworth and the then-owner of WWTL (700 AM) in Walkersville, Maryland, reached an interference reduction agreement in 2001, whereby WNNT would surrender its AM license to allow a facility upgrade for WWTL. [12]

In 2006, Lynn Wadsworth sold WNNT-FM to Real Media, Inc.; at the same time, his brother Danny sold WRAR-FM at Tappahannock to Real Media, which was owned by four employees of the Tappahannock FM outlet. [13] Wadsworth quit his duties as morning personality on WNNT-FM as part of the sale. [13] Two years later, WNNT-FM moved from 100.9 to 107.5 MHz as part of a modification proceeding that allowed Richmond-area outlet WDYL (then at 101.1 FM) to move to 100.9 and increase its power. [14] The frequency change also brought a power increase for WNNT-FM, which increased its effective radiated power to 6,000 watts. [15]

Programming

WNNT-FM is the Northern Neck affiliate of the Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network and NASCAR racing from the Motor Racing Network, Performance Racing Network and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. On weekdays, the station carries a local swap shop program. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WNNT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WNNT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 3 FCC History Cards for WNNT
  4. ↑ "Work Starts On Radio Station Near Warsaw". Rappahannock Record. February 10, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "New Opening Date: July 3". Rappahannock Record. June 30, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 Dickenson, T. (June 29, 1989). "Monday Marks 40th Year For WNNT Radio In Warsaw". Rappahannock Herald. pp. 25, 26.
  7. ↑ "Grayson Headley, 46, Business Executive, Dies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 2, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Grayson Headley Dies In Hospital". Rappahannock Herald. September 7, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ "FM Radio Station Now On The Air". Rappahannock Herald. March 2, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "WNNT To Change Format For Music". Rappahannock Herald. October 11, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. August 20, 1993. p. 28. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Re: Elijah Broadcasting Corp., Walkersville, Maryland". FCC Record (DA 01-1927). July 18, 2001. pp. 21562–21575. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Dialing up change in the Northern Neck". Northern Neck Today. 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Memorandum Opinion and Order (DA 08-1407)" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Warsaw's WNNT-FM increases power, moves to 107.5 FM". Hokie Sports. November 5, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  16. ↑ "WNNT Program Schedule". RealRadio804. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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