WBNC

WBNC
Broadcast areaNorth Conway (New Hampshire)/Fryeburg (Maine) area
Frequency1340 kHz
BrandingEasy 95.3
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSoft AC
Ownership
OwnerMt. Washington Radio & Gramophone, LLC
WMWV, WVMJ
History
First air date
2012
Former call signs
WFRG (10/24-25/2012)
WPQR (10/25-11/27/2012)[1]
Call sign meaning
W Beautiful North Conway
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID161077
ClassC
Power620 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°58′48″N 71°6′39″W / 43.98000°N 71.11083°W / 43.98000; -71.11083
Translator(s)95.3 W237BX (North Conway)
Links
Public license information

WBNC (1340 AM; "Easy 95.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Conway, New Hampshire, United States. It is owned by Mt. Washington Radio & Gramophone, L.L.C. which also owns WMWV and WVMJ. WBNC is a class C (local) station. It was granted a license to cover on December 7, 2012.[3] When it came on the air, it inherited the WBNC calls, tourist information format and FM rebroadcaster from sister station WPQR, which was taken silent.

On March 17, 2017, WBNC changed their format from travelers information to soft adult contemporary, branded as "Easy 95.3".[4]

  1. ^ Callsign history of WBNC.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBNC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Broadcast Actions Report @ 47880
  4. ^ Easy 95.3 Debuts on Mount Washington Radioinsight - March 17, 2017