WLNI
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Broadcast area | Lynchburg metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 105.9MHz |
Branding | News/Talk WLNI |
Programming | |
Format | Talk |
Network | Fox News Radio |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One Fox News Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | James River Media, LLC[1] |
History | |
First air date | February 2, 1994 |
Call signmeaning | WLNI(Disambiguation of "Line", former branding) |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 22663 |
Class | A |
Power | 6,000watts |
HAAT | 81 meters (266 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°25′37.0″N79°7′26.0″W/ 37.426944°N 79.123889°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WLNI Webstream |
Website | WLNI.com |
WLNI(105.9MHz) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensed toLynchburg, Virginia.It has atalk radioformatand is owned by James River Media, LLC.[1]Thestudiosand offices are on Tradewynd Drive in Lynchburg.
WLNI has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 6,000wattsas aClass Astation. Thetransmitteris off Main Street, near theLynchburg Expressway.[3]
Programming
[edit]Weekdays on WLNI begin with a local news and information show,The Morning Line with Mari White and Brian Weigand.In afternoondrive time,WLNI has a localsports show,The Sports Line with Rich Roth and Dennis Carter.The rest of the weekday schedule isnationally syndicatedtalk shows:Brian Kilmeade and Friends,The Dan Bongino Show,The Sean Hannity Show,The Ramsey ShowwithDave Ramsey,The Joe Pags ShowandCoast to Coast AMwithGeorge Noory.[4]
On weekends, WLNI has specialty shows on money, health, law, technology and real estate, some of which are paidbrokered programming.Syndicated weekend shows include:The Kim Komando Show,Bill Handel on the Law,Rich DiMuro on Tech,At Home with Gary Sullivan,Sunday Nights with Bill CunninghamandSomewhere in Time with Art Bell.WLNI also carriesVirginia TechHokies footballandbasketball.[5]Most hours begin with an update fromFox News Radio.
History
[edit]WLNIsigned onthe air on February 2, 1994 .[6]It was Lynchburg’s first full-time talk station on the FM dial and was owned by the Friendship Broadcasting Company. The studios were on Amhurst Highway inMadison Heights.WLNI was anetwork affiliateofWestwood OneandABC News Radio.
In 1998, Three Daughters Media acquired WLNI, keeping the studios in Madison Heights. In 2004, the station was purchased byNorth Carolina-based Centennial Broadcasting and the studios were relocated to Midtown Lynchburg near the Plaza Shopping Center.
In 2013,Roanoke-based Mel Wheeler Broadcasting purchased WLNI to join its eight-station group. The studios were moved to the current location in the community of Wyndhurst.
James River Media, based in Lynchburg, purchased WLNI in August 2020. It became a stand-alone station. James River Media re-focused WLNI on Lynchburg-area news and issues.
WLNI has received several awards from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters for its news coverage and programming over the years, including:
- 2012 Best Human Interest Series for “Living History: the Civil War in Central Virginia”
- 2010 Best Human Interest Series: “Surviving Summer with Your Kids”
- 2010 Best Documentary: "Camille Remembered"
- 2009 and 2010: Best Morning Show: "The Morning Line with Mari White and Brian Weigand"
References
[edit]- ^ab"WLNI Facility Record".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WLNI".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator.com/WLNI
- ^"Program Schedule".WFIR/Mel Wheeler, Inc.RetrievedOctober 7,2013.
- ^"IMG Television and Radio".IMG College/hokiesports.com.RetrievedOctober 7,2013.
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1996page B-440,Broadcasting & Cable
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 22663 (WLNI)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WLNIinNielsen Audio's FM station database