WFIR
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| City of license | Roanoke, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Roanoke, VA |
| Branding | News Talk 960 WFIR |
| Slogan | The Roanoke Valley's Local News ant Weather Station, Depend On It! |
| First air date | 1924 |
| Format | News-Talk |
| Callsign meaning | "First in Roanoke" |
| Owner | Mel Wheeler, Inc. |
| Website | WFIR960.com |
WFIR is the only all-news radio station in Roanoke, VA. The WFIR antenna is located at Towers Mall, with the two towers literally surrounded by a shopping center in Southwest Roanoke.
WFIR is affiliated with the ABC Radio Network. Sister stations to WFIR include WXLK-FM (K92), WSLC-FM (Star Country) and WSLQ-FM (Q99). WFIR is owned by Mel Wheeler, Inc..
[edit] History
[edit] Programming
- This information is current as of the summer of 2006.
Monday-Friday:
- 12 a.m.-5 a.m.: Coast to Coast AM
- 5 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.: Roanoke Valley's Morning News with Joey Self
- 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Laura Ingraham
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Neal Boortz
- 12 p.m.-3 p.m.: Rush Limbaugh
- 3 p.m.-6 p.m.: Sean Hannity
- 6 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Local News
- 6:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Sean Hannity
- 7 p.m.-9 p.m.: Michael Savage
- 9 p.m.-12 p.m.: Mark Levin
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