WINC-FM
WINC-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Berryville, Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley.[3] WINC-FM is owned and operated by Centennial Broadcasting.[4]
City | Berryville, Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Northern Shenandoah Valley Eastern West Virginia Panhandle |
Frequency | 105.5 FM MHz |
Branding | Your 105 WINC-FM pronounced as "Wink FM" |
Slogan | "The Variety That Makes You Feel Good" |
Programming | |
Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Centennial Broadcasting (Centennial Licensing II, LLC) |
WINC, WZFC | |
History | |
First air date | August 13, 1979 (as WWOC) |
Former call signs | WWOO (1979-1987) WAPP (1987-2002) WWRE (2002-2009) WXNB (2009-2011) WXBN (2011-2020)[1] |
Call sign meaning | WINChester[2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 60363 |
Class | A |
Power | 3,000 watts |
HAAT | 91 meters (299 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°7′3.0″N 77°58′21.0″W |
Links | |
Webcast | WINC-FM Webstream |
Website | WINC-FM Online |
History
In November 2020, the then-WXBN flipped to Hot Adult Contemporary, assuming the Hot Adult Contemporary format and "WINC-FM" (pronounced "Wink FM") branding previously heard on the Winchester-based 92.5 frequency (which is being sold to the Educational Media Foundation).[5][6] The station would take over the WINC-FM legacy callsign on December 29, 2020.[1]
References
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- "Call Letter Origins: The List". Bob Nelson/Barry Mishkind. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- "WINC-FM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- Venta, Lance (October 8, 2020). "Educational Media Foundation Acquires WINC-FM". RadioInsight/RadioBB Networks. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- Venta, Lance (November 17, 2020). "WINC-FM Begins Frequency Move Ahead Of EMF Sale". RadioInsight/RadioBB Networks. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
External links
- Your 105 WINC-FM Online
- WINC in the FCC's FM station database
- WINC on Radio-Locator
- WINC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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