WXNI

Infobox Radio station
name = WXNI


city = Westerly, Rhode Island
area =
branding =
slogan = "Rhode Island's NPR News Source"
airdate = 1949
frequency = 1230 kHz
format = News/Talk
power = 1000 watts (unlimited)
class = C
facility_id = 71722
coordinates = coord|41|21|57|N|71|50|11|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WERI
owner = WRNI Foundation
licensee =
sister_stations = WRNI
webcast =
website = http://www.wrni.org/
affiliations = National Public Radio

WXNI (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Westerly, Rhode Island. The station is owned by the WRNI Foundation. In December 2007, an agreement was reached to sell WXNI to Diponti Communications for a reported $350,000.cite web |title=WAMC Backs Down in Noncomm Fight |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |date=2007-12-24 |first=Scott |last=Fybush |url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2007/071224/nerw.html#ri] The sale is currently pending FCC approval.

It airs a format of news and talk from National Public Radio. cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=am&callLetter=WXNI] When the sale is approved, "NorthEast Radio Watch" reports that Diponti Communications will move the local news and variety programming of WBLQ-LP (96.7 FM, Ashaway, Rhode Island) to WXNI's more powerful AM signal.

The station has been assigned the WXNI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since January 4, 1999.cite web |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=71722&Callsign=WXNI]

References

External links

* [http://www.wrni.org/ WXNI official website]
*AMQ|WXNI
*AML|WXNI
*AMARB|WXNI