WNLI (FM)
| Currentlysilent | |
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| Broadcast area | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Frequency | 94.5MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGJC,WLGJ,WFXS | |
| History | |
First air date | October 23, 1991(as WGGY) |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38271 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,900watts |
| HAAT | 179 meters (587 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°54′04″N77°50′20″W/ 40.90111°N 77.83889°W |
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Public license information | |
WNLI(94.5MHz) is aradio stationlicensed to serveState College, Pennsylvania.[2]The station is owned by Jim Loftus though his holding company Covenant Communications and licensee JFLIV, LLC.
History
[edit]Eariy years
[edit]WNLI's history broadcasting to State College on the 94.5 FM frequency includes operating under the call signs WGGY (1991–1992), WFGI (1992–2001),adult contemporaryWLTS (2001–2006), and WSMO (February–August 2006). The call sign was officially changed to WBHV-FM on August 29, 2006.[3]
WNLI
[edit]On December 30, 2022, it was announced that the station's top 40/CHR format would move toWRSC (1390 AM)as "Pop Radio" within days.[4]On January 3, 2023, WBHV-FM dropped its top 40/CHR format and began stunting.[5]The call sign was changed to WNLI on March 26, 2023.[6]After taking the stationsilentthat June following the loss of its programming source,[7]JFLIV agreed to sell WNLI to theEducational Media Foundation(EMF) in September 2023 as part of a $200,000 deal that also saw EMF transfertranslator stationW296CD (107.1 FM) inJonestownto JFLIV. EMF already ownedK-LovestationWKPA(107.9 FM) in the State College area, and as such, the station is expected to change to theirAir 1network upon sale closure.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WNLI".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Fall 2007 Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
- ^"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^"Seven Mountains Confirms Imminent State College Shakeup - RadioInsight".December 30, 2022.RetrievedDecember 30,2022.
- ^Seven Mountains Media State College Format Shuffle UpdateRadioinsight - January 5, 2023
- ^Loftus, James F. IV (March 20, 2023)."Form 380 - Change Request".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedMarch 27,2023.
- ^Venta, Lance (June 25, 2023)."FCC Report 6/25: Interference Complaint Leads To Penalty Proposed Against Accusing Station".RadioInsight.RetrievedSeptember 29,2023.
- ^Venta, Lance (September 29, 2023)."EMF Doubles Up In State College".RadioInsight.RetrievedSeptember 29,2023.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 38271 (WNLI)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WNLIinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- On the Radio – State College, PA
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