WNVA-FM

WNVA-FM

City	Norton, Virginia
Broadcast area	Southwest Virginia Eastern Kentucky
Branding	"Mix 106.3"
Slogan	"The Best Mix of the 80s, 90s, and Today"
Frequency	106.3 MHz
First air date	1955
Format	Silent
Power	1,650 watts
HAAT	187 Meters
Class	A
Facility ID	54886
Transmitter coordinates	36°57′58.0″N 82°35′17.0″W / 36.966111°N 82.588056°W / 36.966111; -82.588056
Callsign meaning	W Norton VirginiA
Affiliations	Citadel Media's Hits & Favorites MRN Radio
Owner	Lisa Nininger Bouldin (Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
Sister stations	WNVA
Website	WNVA-FM Online

WNVA-FM is a Full Service/Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norton, Virginia, serving Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. WNVA-FM is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.^[1]

As of August 2014, WNVA-FM is silent.

History

Logo from 2009 to 2010

WNVA first took on FM broadcasting in 1955 for night service only, with a power output of 770 watts. WNVA went on the air, on the AM side, on March 6, 1946, with a broadcasting power of 250 watts. WNVA was first owned and operated by the Blan Fox Radio Company and was affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System, but has always remained under the same ownership since its conception in 1946.

On December 28, 2008, WNVA-FM changed its format from the Jones Radio Network's Hot AC to the New Dial Global's Classic Hit Country.

On July 15, 2010 at 12 midnight, WNVA-FM changed its format from Dial Global's Classic Hit Country to Citadel Media's Hits & Favorites network.

Radio-Wise Inc. sold WNVA-FM and sister station WNVA to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $35,000, enough to settle property tax debts and outstanding FCC fines; the sale closed on January 16, 2015.

References

↑ "WNVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Mix 106.3 Online

Query the FCC's FM station database for WNVA

Radio-Locator information on WNVA

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WNVA

Radio stations in the Southwest Virginia market (excluding the Tri-Cities)

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Defunct	WBDY WDUF

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