WVSL (1240 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Saranac Lake, New York. Established in 1927 as WNBZ, the station is owned by Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher, through licensee North Country Radio Corp.
| Simulcast of WLPW Lake Placid | |
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| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | Adirondack 105 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | September 11, 1927[1] |
Former call signs | WNBZ (1927–2018) |
Former frequencies |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 73314 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°18′58.2″N 74°7′6.6″W / 44.316167°N 74.118500°W |
| Translator | 95.3 W237EY (Saranac Lake) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | adirondack105 |
In June 2017, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported that WNBZ had been silent since at least 2016.[3] The station had simulcast an adult contemporary format with WNBZ-FM (106.3).[4] WNBZ's "Radio Park" studio and transmitter facility was put up for tax auction in November 2017.[5] On November 22, 2017, Saranac Lake Radio, LLC filed to sell the station to North Country Radio, owner of WSLP (93.3 FM), for $6,000; the new owners would be required to change WNBZ's call sign,[6] and also received a right of first refusal to purchase Lake Placid sister station WLPW (105.5 FM).[7] Concurrently, the "Radio Park" properties were withdrawn from the Essex County tax auction list.[7] North Country Radio's purchase of WNBZ was consummated on February 9, 2018, and the new owners changed the station's call sign to WVSL on February 28, 2018.
Translator
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W237EY | 95.3 FM | Saranac Lake, New York | 202111 | 250 | D | 44°20′25.1″N 74°7′42.5″W / 44.340306°N 74.128472°W | LMS |
References
edit- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-311. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WVSL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ Knight, Chris (June 21, 2017). "The death of local radio?". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Stations In New York's Adirondack Region Seemingly Abandoned". Inside Radio. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ↑ Hart, Glynis (November 17, 2017). "Over and out: Radio Park will go on auction block in two weeks". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ↑ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- 1 2 Hart, Glynis; Crowley, Peter (November 28, 2017). "WNBZ may return". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 73314 (WVSL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WVSL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- "History Cards for WVSL". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
- FM translator
- Facility details for Facility ID 202111 (W237EY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W237EY at FCCdata.org
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