- WVNN-FM
Infobox Radio station
name = WVNN-FM
city = Trinity,Alabama
area =Huntsville, Alabama
branding = "NewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN"
slogan = "Depend on it."
frequency = 92.5 (MHz)
repeaters =
airdate =
format = News/Talk
erp = 3,100watt s
haat = 129meter s (424 feet)
class = A
facility_id = 25385
coordinates = coord|34|42|36|N|87|04|54|W
callsign_meaning = We're the Valley's News Network
former_callsigns = WAZK, WMHX, WWXQ
affiliations =
owner =Cumulus Media
licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC
sister_stations =WHRP ,WUMP ,WVNN (AM) ,WWFF-FM ,WZYP
webcast = [http://mmslb.eonstreams.com/wvnn.asf Listen Live]
website = http://www.wvnn.comWVNN-FM (92.5 FM) is a News/Talk formatted
radio station inTrinity, Alabama . Owned byCumulus Media , it simulcasts on WVNN (770 AM) licensed toAthens, Alabama . This combo primarily serves theHuntsville, Alabama market, though it can also be heard in the Florence/Muscle Shoals market. Collectively, the stations are branded as "NewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN".Broadcast coverage
The WVNN-FM signal, which began simulcasting AM sister station WVNN in
April 2006 , covers most of north-central Alabama and parts of southern Middle Tennessee, reaching as far east as Huntsville, as far west as Florence/Muscle Shoals, as far north asPulaski, Tennessee , and as far south asCullman County, Alabama . Per the nature of FM radio, the station may operate at full power 24 hours a day, expanding WVNN's reach at night by 20 miles in each direction.Programming
Notable weekday programming includes a local show hosted by Dale Jackson plus syndicated shows hosted by
Bill Bennett ,Neal Boortz ,Rush Limbaugh ,Sean Hannity ,Laura Ingraham [cite web |work=Radio & Records |title=Syndication Scorecard: April 21, 2006 |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/SearchStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=gbN0%2fAcqehs%3d&Version=0&Search=Huntsville |date=2006-04-21 |accessdate= 2007-12-30] ,Mark Levin [cite web |title=Levin Hits 75 |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/SearchStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=kf0ifKUioAY%3d&Version=0&Search=Huntsville |work=Radio & Records |date=2006-11-28 |accessdate=2007-12-30] ,Mike Gallagher , andMichael Medved .ports
WVNN carries University of Alabama football during the fall, normally on Saturday afternoons. [cite web |work=RollTide.com - University of Alabama Athletics |url=http://www.rolltide.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8000&ATCLID=239736 |title=Football Radio Network] On Friday evenings during the fall, WVNN carries high school football games from nearby Athens High School and
Buckhorn High School . It is not uncommon to hear WVNN simulcast with sister stationWUMP ("SportsRadio 730, The UMP") during live sports programming.History
The station, previously signed WWXQ, was acquired by Cumulus Media from
Clear Channel Communications in April2006 , as part of a two-station deal that also included 94.1 WXQW (which is nowWHRP ). When owned by Clear Channel, the 92.5 and 94.1 signals were simulcasting anoldies music format; Clear Channel moved that station to 100.3 FM, with the callsignWQRV . 92.5 FM was also aDecatur, Alabama , station in the 1950s as WMSL-FM and WHOS-FM. The station was assigned the WVNN-FMcall letters by theFederal Communications Commission onApril 6 ,2006 .cite web |title=FM Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=25385 |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]References
External links
* [http://www.wvnn.com/ News/Talk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN official website]
* [http://www.cumulus.com/ Cumulus Media]
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