WINA
Radio station in Charlottesville, Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the radio station. For the river Wyna in Cantons of Aargau and Lucerne, Switzerland (sometimes spelled "Wina"), see Wyna (river).
WINA (1070 AM) is a news/talk/sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia. WINA is owned and operated by Saga Communications, and operates as part of its Charlottesville Radio Group.
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Broadcast area | Charlottesville, Virginia Albemarle County, Virginia |
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Frequency | 1070 kHz |
Branding | NewsRadio 1070 and 98.9 FM WINA |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk/sports |
Affiliations | CBS News Radio NBC News Radio Compass Media Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One Virginia Sports Radio Network |
Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | October 1949 |
Former frequencies | 1280 kHz (1949–1954) 1450 kHz (1954–1956) 1400 kHz (1956–1966) |
Call sign meaning | originally pronounced as "winner" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 10649 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°5′22.0″N 78°30′14.0″W |
Translator(s) | 98.9 W255CT (Charlottesville) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wina.com |
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