WFNR explained

WFNR
City:Blacksburg, Virginia
Area:New River Valley
Branding:710AM WFNR
Airdate:1974
Last Airdate:February 11, 2022
Format:Defunct (was news/talk)
Power:10,000 watts daytime only
Class:D
Facility Id:67588
Coordinates:37.1336°N -80.355°W
Callsign Meaning:First in the New River Valley
Former Callsigns:WQBX (1974–1984)
WNRB (1984)[1]
Owner:Monticello Media
Licensee:WFNR AM, LLC
Sister Stations:WBRW, WVHK, WPSK, WRAD, WRAD-FM
Affiliations:WDBJ
Westwood One News

WFNR was a news/talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Blacksburg, Virginia, serving the New River Valley. WFNR was last owned and operated by Monticello Media after its 2018 purchase of Cumulus Media's Blacksburg–Christiansburg cluster.[2]

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.[3]

Its license was cancelled on February 11, 2022, for being off the air for 3 years.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Facility No. 67588 History Card. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170393/cumulus-sells-blacksburg-cluster-to-monticello-media/ Cumulus Sells Blacksburg Cluster To Monticello Media
  3. Web site: Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA . FCC CDBS.