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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]
Key Information
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]
WFNR never returned to the air, resulting in the forfeit of its license after the one-year deadline to do so imposed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 passed. It was deleted from the FCC's database on February 11, 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Facility No. 67588 History Card". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Cumulus Sells Blacksburg Cluster To Monticello Media
- ^ "WFNR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". FCC CDBS.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 67588 (WFNR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- FCC History Cards for WFNR (covering 1966-1981 as WQBX)
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