WNVA (AM)

WNVA
Broadcast areaBig Stone Gap, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia[1][2]
Frequency1350 AM kHz
BrandingESPN Radio 1350
Programming
FormatSports[3]
AffiliationsESPN Radio
MRN Radio
PRN Radio
Ownership
OwnerBristol 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[6]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54895
ClassD
Power5,000 watts daytime
37 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
36°56′31.0″N 82°35′48.0″W / 36.941944°N 82.596667°W / 36.941944; -82.596667
Translator(s)107.9 W300DS (Norton)
Links
Public license information

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.[7]

History

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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.[8]

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.[9] Instead of using a conventional steel vertical radiator used by most stations it would use an 85-foot whip antenna.[10] The steel vertical radiator currently in use is 360 feet.

References

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  1. ^ "WNVA-AM 1350 kHz - Norton, VA - Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "WNVA-AM 1350 kHz - Norton, VA - Nighttime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-568. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  7. ^ "WNVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 5, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "85-Ft Coil Loaded Self-Supporting Whip Antenna". Valcom Manufacturing Group, Inc. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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