WNVA (AM)

WNVA is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norton, Virginia, serving Big Stone Gap and Wise County in Virginia.[4] WNVA is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[6]

WNVA
CityNorton, Virginia
Broadcast areaBig Stone Gap, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia[1][2]
Branding"ESPN Radio 1350"
Frequency1350 AM kHz
First air dateMarch 1946[3]
FormatSports[4]
Power5,000 Watts daytime
37 Watts nighttime
ClassD
Facility ID54895
Transmitter coordinates36°56′31.0″N 82°35′48.0″W
Call sign meaningW Norton VirginiA
Former call signsWNVA (1946-Present)[5]
Former frequencies1450 kHz (1946-1954)
1050 kHz (1954-1956)
AffiliationsESPN Radio
MRN Radio
PRN Radio
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sister stationsWQSN

History

On July 20, 2007, Radio-Wise, Inc. received a $4,000 fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for not keeping all required documentation in WNVA's public file.[7]

In the early part of 2012, WNVA dropped their Classic Country for Sports with programming from ESPN Radio.

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

On April 5, 2016 WNVA was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to a new transmitter site.[8] Instead of using a conventional steel vertical radiator used by most stations it would use an 85-foot whip antenna.[9] The steel vertical radiator currently in use is 360 feet.

References
  1. "WNVA-AM 1350 kHz - Norton, VA - Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. "WNVA-AM 1350 kHz - Norton, VA - Nighttime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-568. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. "WNVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  7. "Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  8. "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 5, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  9. "85-Ft Coil Loaded Self-Supporting Whip Antenna". Valcom Manufacturing Group, Inc. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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