WMWA explained

WMWA
City:Malone, New York
Branding:Air1
Frequency:96.5 MHz
Airdate:May 1, 1993 (as WVNV)
Format:Christian worship
Erp:23,500 watts
Haat:122m (400feet)
Class:C3
Facility Id:36121
Coordinates:44.7822°N -74.2192°W
Former Callsigns:WVNV (1993–2021)
Affiliations:Air1
Owner:Educational Media Foundation
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:air1.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WMWA (96.5 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a Christian worship music radio format. Licensed to Malone, New York, United States, the station is currently owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

History

On June 28, 2021, Martz Communications Group announced that it was selling 94.7 WYUL Chateaugay and WVNV (which was broadcasting a country music format under the branding Wild Country 96-5) to the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), which runs K-Love and Air1, two Christian radio music formats. That would give EMF its first entry into the Greater Montreal, Canada's second-largest radio market, albeit on an American radio signal.[1] [2] The two stations also are heard in a section of Eastern Ontario, including the city of Cornwall. The sale, at a price of $2.5 million, was consummated on September 30, 2021. The station changed its call letters to WMWA on October 5, 2021.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EMF Makes Cross Border Play At Montréal. RadioInsight. June 28, 2021.
  2. Web site: Martz Communications sells 94.7 Hits FM, Wild Country 96.5 to religious educational broadcaster. Fagstein. June 29, 2021.