- WFIR
Infobox Radio station
name = WFIR
airdate = 1924
callsign_meaning = First In Roanoke
former callsign = WDBJ
frequency = 960kHz
city = Roanoke,Virginia
area =
format = News-Talk
branding = "News Talk 960 WFIR"
slogan = "The Roanoke Valley's Local News and Weather Station, Depend On It!"
owner =Mel Wheeler, Inc.
sister_stations =WXLK-FM ,WSLC-FM ,WSLQ-FM ,WVBE -AM & FM
website = http://www.wfir960.com
affiliations =ABC Radio Network WFIR (960 AM, "News Talk 960") is the only
all-news radio station inRoanoke, Virginia . WFIR is owned byMel Wheeler, Inc. The WFIR antenna is located at Towers Mall, with the two towers literally surrounded by ashopping center in Southwest Roanoke. WFIR is affiliated with theABC Radio Network .History
The radio station signed on in 1924 as WDBJ-AM at the 930 AM frequency and eventually developed into a full service station with a country music format. In 1941, the station moved to it's current 960 frequency. In 1969, the radio station and sister TV station, also called WDBJ, , were sold to separate owners. While the TV station retained the WDBJ call letters , the radio station's call letters were changed to WFIR , "First In Roanoke" . During the 1960s the station's music format evolved into a soft adult contemporary format which continued into the 1970s and 1980s before evolving into a full time news/talk format by the 1990s . One of the best known air personalities from WFIR's days as a music station was Ted Rogers , who was with the station from 1956 to 1990.
Programming
As of the Spring of
2007 , notable syndicated programming includes "Coast to Coast AM ",Laura Ingraham ,Neal Boortz ,Rush Limbaugh ,Sean Hannity , Michael Savage, andMark Levin . The station's local programming includes "Roanoke Valley's Morning News" with Joey Self and "Greg Roberts Live" weekday evenings.Personnel
On-air staff
*Joey Self, "Roanoke Valley's Morning News" host
*Jim Kent, news director
*Bob Clark, sports director
*Timothy Martin, anchor/reporter
*Greg Roberts, "Greg Roberts Live" host
*Tom Williams, afternoon anchorOther staff
*Jim Murphy, program director
*Tony Broom, on-air operations (tech)/director of internet strategies
*Anne Booze, sales manager
*Mike Adams, production directorExternal links
* [http://www.wfir960.com WFIR official website]
* [http://www.wfir960.com/Aboutwfir.asp WFIR History]
*AMQ|WFIR
*AML|WFIR
*AMARB|WFIR
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