- WNRI
Infobox Radio station
name = WNRI
city =Woonsocket, Rhode Island
area = Northern Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts
branding = "News/Talk 1380 WNRI"
slogan = "Serving the Blackstone Valley since 1954"
airdate =November 28 , 1954
frequency = 1380 kHz
format = News/Talk
power = 2,500watt s (day) 18 watts (night)
class = D
owner = Bouchard Broadcasting
callsign_meaning = Northern Rhode Island |WNRI (1380 AM, "News/Talk 1380") is a
radio station located inWoonsocket, Rhode Island . The station has a news & talk format and has been owned by Bouchard Broadcasting Inc. since 2004. WNRI began broadcastingNovember 28 1954 .Programming
WNRI's morning program is "Upfront". Among its ethnic and foreign-language programming is the French language program L'Echo Musicale with Roger Laliberte.
Other WNRI weekday hosts have included Dave Kane, Larry Poitras. In 2006 they added "The Victory Hour", produced by the Clayville Assembly of
Foster, Rhode Island which was formerly heard on WRIB.National syndicated programs include
Michael Savage , theLaura Ingraham Show, theDr. Joy Browne show, and theBruce Williams Show.On
April 6 2006 , WNRI began carrying games from thePawtucket Red Sox in addition to carrying games from theProvidence Bruins , which it began in 2005.An earlier WNRI
As of
January 1 1947 ,NBC owned a 50 kWshortwave station, WNRI, that transmitted from Bound Brook,New Jersey . Its frequencies were:*49m: 6.1Mc.
*31m: 9.67Mc.
*25m: 11.89Mc.
*19m: 15.15 & 15.19Mc.
*15m: 21.63Mc.It is unknown what became of this station.
External links
* [http://www.wnri.com News/Talk 1380 WNRI official website]
* [http://jeff560.tripod.com/1947sw.html] Link toNBC 's WNRI.
*AMQ|WNRI
*AML|WNRI
*AMARB|WNRI
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