WVNR

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WVNR
Broadcast area Rutland, Vermont
Frequency 1340 kHz
BrandingK94.1
Programming
Format Classic country
Ownership
OwnerLoud Media LLC
WNYV
History
First air date
August 1, 1981 (1981-08-01) [1]
Last air date
July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)
Technical information
Facility ID 52636
Class C
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°30′16.0″N73°12′38.8″W / 43.504444°N 73.210778°W / 43.504444; -73.210778
Translator 96.3 W242DF (Poultney)

WVNR (1340 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Poultney, Vermont. The station was owned by Loud Media. It aired a classic country music format. [2] WVNR and its FM counterpart, 94.1 WNYV in Whitehall, New York, were simulcast 100% of the time.

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History

The WVNR call sign was assigned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 5, 1981. [3] The station went on the air August 1, 1981, under the ownership of Vermont–NY Broadcasting, a partnership of Norval Ramson, Richard Ramson, and Donald Prescott. WVNR was acquired by John Colagrande and Burton Barlow on September 7, 1982, with Michael Tatko taking a stake in the station in November 1984. Michael and Barbara Leech's Pine Tree Broadcasting Company took over the station on March 10, 1986. [4] In November 1988, Pine Tree Broadcasting obtained the construction permit for an FM radio station in Whitehall, New York, to be operated in conjunction with WVNR; [4] the new station, WNYV, went on the air in 1990.

On May 5, 2020, it was announced that WVNR and WNYV had been sold to Loud Media; at the time of the sale, the simulcast featured a classic hits format branded as "Lakes Region Radio". [5] On July 25, 2020, Loud Media rebranded the stations as "K94.1", playing classic country. [6] The new format and branding replicated its sister station in Nunn, Colorado, K96.9 KYAP.

WVNR left the air July 1, 2022. [7] On June 20, 2023, Loud Media surrendered the licenses for WVNR and translator W242DF after selling the tower and land in 2022. [8] The FCC cancelled the licenses on June 21, 2023. [9]

Translator

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W242DF96.3 FM Poultney, Vermont 20235299D 43°30′16.7″N73°12′36.7″W / 43.504639°N 73.210194°W / 43.504639; -73.210194 (W242DF) LMS

See also

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-457. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. 1 2 "Voices From The Hills" (PDF). Vermont Association of Broadcasters. May 19, 1989. p. 46. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Border Media And A&J Radio Merge; Acquire WNYV/WVNR Radioinsight - May 5, 2020
  6. ↑ "K94.1 Brings Classic Country to Glens Falls".
  7. ↑ Lee, Ricki (July 6, 2022). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "FCC Correspondence Folder for WVNR".
  9. ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. June 21, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.


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