The Point (radio network)

The Point
Broadcast area Northern Vermont
Branding Independent Radio, The Point
Slogan "Independent Radio"
Frequency See § Frequencies
Translator(s) See § Frequencies
Repeater(s) See § Frequencies
Format Adult Alternative
Owner Northeast Broadcasting
(Montpelier Broadcasting, Inc.)
Webcast Listen Live
Website pointfm.com

The Point ("Independent Radio, The Point") is a radio network operating in the state of Vermont. The station first signed on as a single frequency local Montpelier station (WNCS) in 1977. It was started by Jeb Spaulding who is the current Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges and former State Treasurer of Vermont and Secretary of Administration under Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. Although at that time there was no designated Adult Album Alternative format, The Point's programming format has been solidly Adult Album Alternative/Progressive for its entire history.

The Point has won numerous national awards over the course of its history, including trade publication Radio and Records' AAA Station of the Year (markets 101+) in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, which was the publication's final year of operation. In 2008, The Point was inducted into the trade publication F.M.Q.B.'s Hall Of Fame for AAA Stations in markets 51 and smaller, and in 2013 The Point was named F.M.Q.B.'s AAA Station of the Year (markets 50+).

Frequencies

The Point broadcasts on seven frequencies, all FM. They are:

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
W		 Height
m (ft)		 Class First air date Broadcast area Former call signs
WDOT95.7 FMDanville, Vermont40013,80075 m (246 ft)A1989Danville
Saint Johnsbury		WSHX (1989-1999)
WIFY93.7 FMAddison, Vermont8386721,000108 m (354 ft)C32014Addison
Middlebury		WWFY (1996-1999)
WRRO (1999-2001)
WXAL-FM (2001-2005)
WUSX (2005-2010)
WNCS104.7 FMMontpelier, Vermont436551,900634 m (2,080 ft)C21977Montpelier
Burlington
WRJT103.1 FMRoyalton, Vermont377611,350208 m (682 ft)A1995Royalton
White River Junction
Broadcast translators of WNCS
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
W		ClassFCC info
W227AQ93.3Burlington, Vermont50DFCC
W262AA100.3Montpelier, Vermont100DFCC
Broadcast translators of WRJT
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
W		ClassFCC info
W299AM107.7Lebanon, New Hampshire20DFCC

All of the stations are owned by Montpelier Broadcasting Inc., which, in turn, is owned by Northeast Broadcasting, Inc., (based in Bedford, New Hampshire), which also owns WCAT and WWMP in Burlington; WSKI in Montpelier; and other stations in Manchester, New Hampshire, in Andover, Athol, and Gardner, Massachusetts, and in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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