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| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Branding | AM 790 WNIS |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WNOB, WROX-FM, WTAR, WUSH | |
| History | |
First air date | September 21, 1923 |
Former call signs | WTAR WTAR-WSUF[1] WTAR-WPOR[1] WTAR (1933–1997) |
Call sign meaning | "News and Information Station" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4671 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°4′25.0″N 76°17′31.0″W / 37.073611°N 76.291944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wnis.com |
WNIS (790 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, and serving the Hampton Roads media market. WNIS is owned and operated by Sinclair Telecable, Inc.[3] It airs a talk radio format.
WNIS has studios and offices on Waterside Drive in Norfolk.[4] Its transmitter site is off Hall Road in Hampton.[5] It transmits with 5,000 watts around the clock, using a directional antenna with a three-tower array.
- ^ a b FCC History Cards for WNIS
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNIS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WNIS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WNIS.com/contact
- ^ "WNIS-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com.