| City of license | WNCS: Montpelier, Vermont WDOT: Danville, Vermont WRJT: Royalton, Vermont |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Northern Vermont |
| Branding | Independent Radio, The Point |
| Slogan | "Independent Radio" |
| Frequency | WNCS: 104.7 MHz (flagship station) WDOT: 95.7 MHz WRJT: 103.1 MHz |
| Repeaters | see below |
| First air date | WNCS: 1977 WDOT: 1989 WRJT: 1995 |
| Format | Adult Alternative |
| ERP | WNCS: 1,900 watts WDOT: 3,800 watts WRJT: 1,350 watts |
| HAAT | WNCS: 634 meters (2,080 ft) WDOT: 75 meters (246 ft) WRJT: 208 meters (682 ft) |
| Class | WNCS: C2 WDOT: A WRJT: A |
| Facility ID | WNCS: 43655 WDOT: 4001 WRJT: 37761 |
| Former callsigns | WDOT: WSHZ (1989-1999) |
| Owner | Northeast Broadcasting (Montpelier Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | pointfm.com |
The Point ("Independent Radio, The Point") is a small radio network operating in the state of Vermont. The station first signed on as a single frequency local Montpelier station (WNCS) in 1977. It was started by Jeb Spaulding, who is currently Secretary of Administration under Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin.. Although at that time there was no designated Adult Alternative format, The Point's programming values have been solidly Adult Alternative (AAA)/Progressive for its entire history.
The Point has won numerous awards over the course of its history, including Radio and Records' AAA Station of the Year (markets 101+) in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In 2008 The Point was inducted into the trade publication F.M.Q.B.'s Hall Of Fame for AAA Stations in markets 51 and smaller.
The Point broadcasts on seven frequencies, all FM. They are:
| Call sign | MHz | City of license | Power (W) |
Class |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W227AQ | 93.3 | Burlington, Vermont | 50 | D | FCC |
| W262AA | 100.3 | Montpelier, Vermont | 16 | D | FCC |
| W252CJ | 98.1 | Westford, Vermont | D | FCC |
| Call sign | MHz | City of license | Power (W) |
Class |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W299AM | 107.7 | Lebanon, New Hampshire | 5 | D | FCC |
All of the stations are ultimately owned by Steven Silberberg's Northeast Broadcasting (based in Bedford, New Hampshire), which also owns WCAT and WWMP in Burlington; WSKI in Montpelier; and other stations in Manchester, New Hampshire, in Andover, Athol, and Gardner, Massachusetts, and in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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