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]
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
- ^ 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
- Facility details for Facility ID 67588 (WFNR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- FCC History Cards for WFNR (covering 1966-1981 as WQBX)