WNVA (AM)
| Broadcast area | Big Stone Gap, Virginia Wise County, Virginia[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1350 AM kHz |
| Branding | ESPN Radio 1350 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports[3] |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio MRN Radio PRN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| WQSN | |
| History | |
First air date | March 1946 (at 1450)[4] |
Former call signs | WNVA (1946-Present)[5] |
Former frequencies | 1450 kHz (1946-1954) 1050 kHz (1954-1956) |
Call sign meaning | W Norton VirginiA |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54895 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime 37 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°56′31.0″N 82°35′48.0″W / 36.941944°N 82.596667°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.9 W300DS (Norton) |
WNVA (1350 AM) is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norton, Virginia, serving Big Stone Gap and Wise County in Virginia.[3] WNVA is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[6]
History[edit]
On July 20, 2007, Radio-Wise, Inc. received a $4,000 fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for not keeping all required documentation in WNVA's public file.[7]
In the early part of 2012, WNVA dropped their Classic Country for Sports with programming from ESPN Radio.
Radio-Wise sold WNVA and sister station WNVA-FM to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $35,000, enough to settle property tax debts and outstanding FCC fines; the sale closed on January 16, 2015.
On April 5, 2016 WNVA was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to a new transmitter site.[8] Instead of using a conventional steel vertical radiator used by most stations it would use an 85-foot whip antenna.[9] The steel vertical radiator currently in use is 360 feet.
References[edit]
- ^ "WNVA-AM 1350 kHz - Norton, VA - Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "WNVA-AM 1350 kHz - Norton, VA - Nighttime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-568. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "WNVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 5, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "85-Ft Coil Loaded Self-Supporting Whip Antenna". Valcom Manufacturing Group, Inc. Retrieved May 7, 2019.