WFNR

For the Christiansburg, Virginia, radio station that held the call sign WFNR-FM from 1990 to 1992 and from 2000 to 2009, see WVXL.
WFNR
Broadcast areaNew River Valley
Frequency710 AM kHz
Branding710AM WFNR
Programming
FormatDefunct (was news/talk)[1]
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBRW, WVHK, WPSK, WRAD, WRAD-FM
History
First air date
1974[2]
Last air date
February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
Former call signs
  • WQBX (1974–1984)
  • WNRB (1984)[3]
Call sign meaning
First in the New River Valley
Technical information
Facility ID67588
ClassD
Power10,000 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
37°8′1″N 80°21′18″W / 37.13361°N 80.35500°W / 37.13361; -80.35500

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]

Its license was cancelled on February 11, 2022, for being off the air for three years.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Arbitron was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LaunchDate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility No. 67588 History Card" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Cumulus Sells Blacksburg Cluster To Monticello Media
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference FCC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". FCC CDBS.