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WVSL (AM)

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WVSL
Simulcast of WLPW Lake Placid
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingAdirondack 105
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher
  • (North Country Radio Corp.)
WRGR, WSLP, WLPW
History
First air date
September 11, 1927; 97 years ago (1927-09-11) (as WNBZ at 1290)[1]
Former call signs
WNBZ (1927–2018)
Former frequencies
1290 kHz (1927–1941)
1320 kHz (1941–1946)
1450 kHz (1946–1956)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73314
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
44°18′58″N 74°7′8″W / 44.31611°N 74.11889°W / 44.31611; -74.11889
Translator(s)95.3 W237EY (Saranac Lake)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteadirondack105.com

WVSL (1240 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Saranac Lake, New York, United States. Established in 1927 as WNBZ, the station is owned by Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher, through licensee North Country Radio Corp.

Logo as WNBZ

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first refusal to purchase Lake Placid sister station WLPW (105.5 FM).[7] Concurrently, the "Radio Park" properties were withdrawn from the Essex County tax auction list.[7] North Country Radio's purchase of WNBZ was consummated on February 9, 2018, and the new owners changed the station's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

Broadcast translator for WVSL
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W237EY 95.3 FM Saranac Lake, New York 202111 250 D 44°20′25″N 74°7′44″W / 44.34028°N 74.12889°W / 44.34028; -74.12889 (W237EY) LMS

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-311. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVSL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Knight, Chris (June 21, 2017). "The death of local radio?". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Stations In New York's Adirondack Region Seemingly Abandoned". Inside Radio. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Hart, Glynis; Crowley, Peter (November 28, 2017). "WNBZ may return". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  • Facility details for Facility ID 73314 (WVSL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • WVSL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

FCC History Cards for WVSL

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