WFIR

WFIR
City Roanoke, Virginia
Broadcast area Roanoke Valley
Branding "960 AM and FM 107.3 WFIR"
Slogan "Depend On It"
Frequency 960 AM kHz
First air date June 20, 1924[1]
Format News/Talk[2]
Power 5,000 Watts day and night
Class B
Facility ID 31138
Transmitter coordinates 37°18′9″N 80°2′25″W / 37.30250°N 80.04028°W / 37.30250; -80.04028
(day)
37°15′19″N 79°57′34″W / 37.25528°N 79.95944°W / 37.25528; -79.95944 (night)
Callsign meaning W First In Roanoke
Former callsigns WDBJ (1924–1969)[3]
Affiliations ABC Radio News
Fox News Radio
WDBJ (TV)
Owner Mel Wheeler, Inc.
Sister stations WLNI, WSLC-FM, WSLQ, WVBB, WPLY, WVBE-FM, WXLK
Webcast WFIR Webstream
Website WFIR Online

WFIR is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving the Roanoke Valley.[2] WFIR is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc.[4]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WFIR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[5]

Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license Facility
ID 		ERP
W 		Height
m (ft) 		Class FCC info
W297BC 107.3 FM Roanoke, Virginia 5146 125 watts 219 m (719 ft) D FCC

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "WDBJ - Roanoke's First Radio Station". Roanoke Radio. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WFIR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "W297BC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

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