WNSB

WNSB
City of license Norfolk, Virginia
Broadcast area Hampton Roads
Branding "Hot 91"
Slogan "Your Favorite Station"
Frequency 91.1 MHz
First air date 1980
Format Mainstream Urban
Power 8,100 Watts
HAAT 433 Meters
Class B1
Facility ID 49021
Callsign meaning W Norfolk State Broadcasting
Owner Norfolk State University Board of Visitors
Webcast WNSB Webstream
Website WNSB Online

WNSB is an Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving the Hampton Roads. WNSB is owned and operated by Norfolk State University Board of Visitors.

The station is run primarily by students in the Mass Communications and Journalism Department.

History

WNSB first went on the air in on February 22, 1980, broadcasting only 5 hours per day of mostly instructional programming. On April 25, 1980, WNSB radio became the Hampton Roads's first Jazz station broadcasting twelve hours per day. Today, WNSB carries an Urban Contemporary format and broadcasts 24 hours a day.

WNSB is associated with the Tidewater Area Radio Broadcasters, Virginia Association of Broadcasters, Broadcast Education Association, National Association of Broadcasters and the National Broadcasting Society.

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