WNRI
WNRI (1380 AM, "1380 AM & 99.9 FM WNRI") is a radio station located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The station has a news & talk radio format and has been owned by Bouchard Broadcasting Inc. since 2004. WNRI began broadcasting November 28, 1954.
| City | Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Northern Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts |
| Frequency | 1380 kHz |
| Branding | 1380 AM & 99.9 FM WNRI |
| Slogan | "Serving the Blackstone Valley since 1954" |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | Genesis Communications Network Radio America Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bouchard Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | November 28, 1954 |
Call sign meaning | Northern Rhode Island |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 1734 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,500 watts (day) 18 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°00′58″N 71°29′30″W |
| Translator(s) | W260DC (99.9 MHz, Woonsocket) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wnri.com |
Programming
WNRI airs a news/talk format with locally produced programs daily. The station is also affiliated with several national networks, including GCN, Radio America, and SRN.
Translator
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W260DC | 99.9 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | 26352 | 250 | 170 m (560 ft) | D | 41°59′50″N 71°27′18″W | FCC |
An earlier WNRI
In the 1930s and 1940s, the WNRI call letters were assigned to an NBC owned-and-operated shortwave station (originally W3XL) that transmitted from Bound Brook, New Jersey, a site it shared with NBC Blue-era WJZ. Originally, programming was a combination of network simulcasts and specially produced news and information programs in Spanish and Portuguese for Latin America.
On November 1, 1942, the United States government assumed control of all privately owned American shortwave stations for the war effort. During this period, WNRI aired programming produced by government agencies, including the early Voice of America.
While NBC retained the right to resume private control of the station after the war, they did not exercise that option, continuing to lease the facilities to the State Department for VOA broadcasts.
As of January 1, 1947, its frequencies were:
- 49m: 6.1Mc.
- 31m: 9.67Mc.
- 25m: 11.89Mc.
- 19m: 15.15 & 15.19Mc.
- 15m: 21.63Mc.
External links
- WNRI in the FCC's AM station database
- WNRI on Radio-Locator
- WNRI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WNRI
- W260DC in the FCC's FM station database
- W260DC on Radio-Locator
- International Broadcasting Stations of the United States: link to NBC's WNRI