The Point (radio network)
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.
Broadcast area | Northern Vermont |
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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 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 eight FM and one AM. They are:
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | First air date | Broadcast area | Former call signs |
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WDOT | 95.7 FM | Danville, Vermont | 4001 | 3,800 | 75 m (246 ft) | A | 1989 | Danville Saint Johnsbury | WSHX (1989-1999) |
WIFY | 93.7 FM | Addison, Vermont | 83867 | 21,000 | 108 m (354 ft) | C3 | 2014 | Addison Middlebury Burlington | WWFY (1996-1999) WRRO (1999-2001) WXAL-FM (2001-2005) WUSX (2005-2010) |
WNCS | 104.7 FM | Montpelier, Vermont | 43655 | 1,900 | 634 m (2,080 ft) | C2 | 1977 | Montpelier Burlington | |
WRJT | 103.1 FM | Royalton, Vermont | 37761 | 1,350 | 208 m (682 ft) | A | 1995 | Royalton White River Junction Lebanon-Hanover, NH | |
WFAD | 1490 AM | Middlebury, Vermont | 53612 | 1,000 (unlimited) | C | 2016 | Middlebury |
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W227AQ | 93.3 | Burlington, Vermont | 220 | D | FCC |
W262AA | 100.3 | Montpelier, Vermont | 100 | D | FCC |
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W299AM | 107.7 | Lebanon, New Hampshire | 20 | D | FCC |
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W266CU | 101.1 | Middlebury, Vermont | 250 | D | FCC |
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.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WDOT
- Radio-Locator information on WDOT
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WDOT
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WIFY
- Radio-Locator information on WIFY
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WIFY
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WNCS
- Radio-Locator information on WNCS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WNCS
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRJT
- Radio-Locator information on WRJT
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRJT
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WFAD
- Radio-Locator Information on WFAD
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WFAD
Translator data
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W227AQ
- Radio-Locator information on W227AQ
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W262AA
- Radio-Locator information on W262AA
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W299AM
- Radio-Locator information on W299AM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W266CU
- Radio-Locator information on W266CU