WINA
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| City of license | Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Charlottesville, Virginia Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Branding | "NewsRadio 1070 and 98-9FM WINA" |
| Slogan | "Breaking News, Stimulating Talk" |
| Frequency | 1070 AM kHz |
| First air date | September, 1949[1] |
| Format | News/Talk/Sports[2] |
| Power | 5,000 Watts day and night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 10649 |
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| Callsign meaning | W VirgINiA |
| Former callsigns | WINA (1949-Present)[3] |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio News |
| Owner | Saga Communications (Saga Communications of Charlottesville, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WCNR, WQMZ, WVAX, WWWV |
| Webcast | WINA Webstream |
| Website | WINA Online |
WINA is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia.[2] WINA is owned and operated by Saga Communications.[4]
History
WINA was founded in 1949 on 1400 kHz. In May 1957, Don Heyne, President of Charlottesville Broadcasting, announced a merger of WINA AM/FM with WJMA-AM in Orange, VA.[5] The stations operated independently until April 1961 when WJMA was sold to WJMA Incorporated.[6]
Translator
In addition to the main station, WINA is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[7] The translator launched on November 29, 2015.[8]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W255CT | 98.9 FM | Charlottesville, Virginia | 18875 | 250 watts | 318 m (1,043 ft) | D | FCC |
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External Links
- NewsRadio 1070 and 98-9FM WINA Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WINA
- Radio-Locator Information on WINA
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WINA
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