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| Broadcast area | Washington County, Vermont |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | The Penguin 97.9 105.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was adult hits) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Great Eastern Radio, LLC |
| WRFK, WWFY, WWFK, WSNO-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 13, 1959[1] |
Last air date | September 18, 2023[2] |
Call sign meaning | "Snow" |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34813 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°11′40.2″N 72°30′50.4″W / 44.194500°N 72.514000°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thepenguinvermont.com |
WSNO (1450 kHz; "The Penguin") was an AM radio station licensed to serve Barre, Vermont. The station, which operated from 1959 to 2023, was owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio. It had most recently broadcast an adult hits format, simulcast from Burlington-market WSNO-FM (97.9 FM) in Au Sable, New York,[4] and also heard on translator W289CH (105.7 FM).
The station had been assigned the WSNO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[5]
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-455. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Shapiro, Jeffrey D. (September 22, 2023). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSNO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Summer 2016 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.