WNVU (FM)
FCC | |
Facility ID | 28023 |
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Class | A |
ERP | 1,750 watts |
HAAT | 132 meters (433 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°52′48.4″N 73°52′38.5″W / 40.880111°N 73.877361°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | vidaunida |
WNVU (93.5 FM) is a
WNVU is a
History
WGNR-FM, WNRC-FM, WWES-FM
For much of its history, 93.5 was the
New Rochelle Broadcasting Service, however, went bankrupt in 1952. The stations went dark on August 1. After the appointment of a receiver, Radio New Rochelle, Inc., owned by the Iodice Family, acquired the stations and changed 93.5 FM's call letters to WNRC-FM.[6][7] FM 93.5 returned to the air in October 1953. It retained that call sign through a transfer of control to the Daniels family in 1955.[6]
WNRC-FM became WWES-FM on December 10, 1958, as both stations were sold to Radio Westchester for $225,000. The Radio Westchester sale made it a sister to the original WVIP (1310 AM, now
WVOX-FM, WRTN and WVIP
On February 26, 1959, the station switched its call letters to WVOX-FM. WVOX-AM-FM joined a growing radio operation owned by the
Under O'Shaughnessy's ownership, the WVOX stations simulcast a community-oriented talk format, inviting local civic leaders, elected officials and local volunteers to do shows on the staions. In 1973, WVOX-AM-FM moved into modern facilities in New Rochelle, known as One Broadcast Forum.[12][13] WVOX-FM ended the simulcast with WVOX around 1977. It changed its call sign to WRTN, which stood for "Return Radio." It played adult standards and pop classics from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Some evenings, it experimented with active rock and heavy metal music.
The station changed its call sign to WVIP in 2006 (flip-flopping with WRTN for a two-month period between August and October 2006). It ended the mix of adult standards by day and rock music at night. It began airing a
Sale to Hope Media Group
Whitney Global Media (parent of Hudson-Westchester Radio) owner William O'Shaughnessy died in May 2023. On July 3, 2023, his estate announced that WVIP would be sold to the
The sale announcement was met with both shock and disappointment among WVIP's Caribbean programmers and audience.[15] Two months later, it was announced that WVOX would be divested in a donation sale.[16] The move ended the O'Shaughnessy family's involvement in radio after nearly six decades.
The sale of 93.5 FM was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in mid-August 2023. The deal was consummated on August 31, 2023. Hope Media began operating the station on September 1, 2023, carrying its Spanish Christian network. The call sign was change to WNVU to represent New York Vida Unida.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNVU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ says, Maria Santiago (June 30, 2023). "Hope Media Group Acquires WVIP In New York's Suburbs - RadioInsight".
- ^ "WVIP-FM 93.5 MHz". radio-locator.com.
- ^ "WFUV-FM 90.7 MHz - New York, NY". radio-locator.com.
- ^ a b Gross, Ben (September 6, 1948). "Looking & Listening". Daily News. New York. p. 40. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ a b FCC History Cards for WVOX
- ^ "Call Letters Assigned" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 24, 1953. p. 102. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "At Deadline" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 13, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "The 'Trib' uses tv to reverse a trend" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 14, 1962. pp. 30, 32. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 6, 1968. pp. 62–63. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Valleyite To Buy 4 Radio Stations". Star-Gazette. October 24, 1967. p. 13. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "WVOX building new home". The Standard-Star. New Rochelle, NY. April 9, 1973. p. 13. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Adams, Val (October 14, 1973). "Radio Roundup". Daily News. New York. p. 19. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Hope Media Group Buys William O'Shaughnessy's WVIP New Rochelle, NY". Insideradio.com. July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Shock as NY radio station WVIP 93.5 FM is sold". jamaica-gleaner.com. July 4, 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam (August 26, 2023). "Following O'Shaughnessy's Death, WVOX Is Donated | Radio & Television Business Report".
External links
- Official website
- WNVU in the FCC FM station database
- WNVU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for WNVU The record is incomplete due to FCC error, starting in 1974.