WNRI
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| WNRI | |
| City of license | Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
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| Broadcast area | Northern Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts |
| Branding | "News/Talk 1380 WNRI" |
| Slogan | "Serving the Blackstone Valley since 1954" |
| Frequency | 1380 kHz |
| First air date | November 28th 1954 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 2,500 Watts-Daytime; 18 Watts-Nighttime |
| Class | D |
| Callsign meaning | Northern Rhode Island |
| Owner | Bouchard Broadcasting |
WNRI is an AM radio station located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, operating on 1380kHz. The station has a news & talk format and has been owned by Bouchard Broadcasting Inc. since 2004. WNRI began broadcasting November 28th 1954.
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, the Laura Ingraham Show, the Dr. Joy Browne show, and the Bruce Williams Show.
On April 6th 2006, WNRI began carrying games from the Pawtucket Red Sox in addition to carrying games from the Providence Bruins, which it began in 2005.
[edit] An earlier WNRI
As of January 1st 1947, NBC owned a 50kW shortwave 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.
[edit] External links
- News/Talk 1380 WNRI
- [1] Link to NBC's WNRI.
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WNRI
- Radio Locator Information on WNRI
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