WNOH

WNOH
City Windsor, Virginia
Broadcast area Hampton Roads
Northeastern North Carolina
Branding Now 105
Slogan Hit Music... NOW!
Frequency 105.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date 1962 (as WXRI)
Format Contemporary Hit Radio
ERP 50,000 Watts
HAAT 150 Meters
Class B
Facility ID 69570
Transmitter coordinates 36°48′43.0″N 76°27′45.0″W / 36.811944°N 76.462500°W / 36.811944; -76.462500
Callsign meaning W NOw Hampton Roads
Former callsigns WXRI (1962-1989)
WZCL (1989-1990)
WMXN (1990-1995)
WJCD (1995-2001)
WSVY-FM (2001-2004)
WKUS (2004-2010)
WVMA (2010-2013)
Owner iHeartMedia
(CC Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations WHBT-FM, WMOV-FM, WOWI
Webcast WNOH Webstream
Website WNOH Online

WNOH is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Windsor, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina. WNOH is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.[1]

History

WXRI signed on in August 1962 on 104.5 MHz. It was owned by the Christian Broadcasting Network and carried a Christian radio format for 27 years, but it started with an antiquated 3 kW transmitter located in an abandoned garage.[2] A year after signing on, it was approved to move to its present 105.3 MHz and increased its transmitter power to 50,000 watts.[3]

In 1981, the format was modified to a "sanitized secular format" in preparation for planned syndication throughout the US by CBN's Continental Radio division.[4] The format mixed adult contemporary and Christian contemporary music.

The 1989 sale of WXRI to Win Communications severed CBN's ties to the station and prompted the station's callsign to change to WZCL. The Christian format initially moved to 96.1 WKSV, which received CBN's tape library, hired most of its former DJs and even considered changing its calls to WXRI.[5] Meanwhile, on May 19, after a period of stunting everything from rock and roll to beautiful music,[6] the new WZCL became "Cool 105" with an oldies format.[7] After just a year, WZCL became WMXN.

In 1995, ML Media Opportunity Partners sold WMXN to US Radio L.P., which owned WSVY (AM) and WOWI.[8]

On October 11, 2010, WKUS' urban adult contemporary format moved from 105.3 to the 92.1 and 107.7 signals to make room for the launch of WVMA, an AC-leaning Classic Hits format at 105.3. The move meant the end of the Oldies format at WCDG.[9]

On April 5, 2012, WVMA changed their format to Contemporary Hit Radio, branded as "The New 105.3".[10]

On January 25, 2013, WVMA rebranded as "Now 105.3".[11] Ten days later, WVMA shortened the branding to "Now 105".[12] On March 11, 2013, the station changed its call sign to the current WNOH.

References

  1. ↑ "WNOH Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ RCA Broadcast News No. 152 (February 1974, p.14)
  3. ↑ Broadcast Actions, Broadcasting 9 Dec. 1963
  4. ↑ Callahan, Jean (1981-02-07). "Fresh Radio Format Blends Pop, Religion". Billboard.
  5. ↑ Pryweller, Joseph (1989-05-13). "Local Radio Stations Switch Formats". Daily Press. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  6. ↑ "Schaeffer PD at WZCL". Radio & Records. 1989-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Vox Jox". Billboard. 1989-05-27.
  8. ↑ "Newsline". Billboard. 107 (9): 85. March 4, 1995.
  9. ↑ "Smooth jazz format dropped in Clear Channel radio shuffle" from Daily Press October 11, 2010
  10. ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/56265/magic-105-3-norfolk-goes-chr/#.T30hs-0Zy70
  11. ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/80702/new-is-now-in-norfolk/
  12. ↑ http://www.now105.com/main.html
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