The Point (radio network)

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The Point
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: WSHX (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 Album Alternative format, The Point's programming format has been solidly Adult Album Alternative (AAA)/Progressive for its entire history.

The Point has won numerous national 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, and in 2013 The Point was named F.M.Q.B.'s AAA Station of the Year (markets 50+).

The Point broadcasts on six frequencies, all FM. They are:

95.7 - WDOT (Danville/Saint Johnsbury)
103.1 - WRJT (Royalton/White River Junction)
104.7 - WNCS (Montpelier/Burlington)

Broadcast translators of WNCS
Call sign	Frequency MHz	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W227AQ	93.3	Burlington, Vermont	50	D	FCC
W262AA	100.3	Montpelier, Vermont	100	D	FCC

Broadcast translators of WRJT
Call sign	Frequency MHz	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W299AM	107.7	Lebanon, New Hampshire	20	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.

External links

Official website

WNCS

Query the FCC's FM station database for WNCS

Radio-Locator information on WNCS

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WNCS

WDOT

Query the FCC's FM station database for WDOT

Radio-Locator information on WDOT

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WDOT

WRJT

Query the FCC's FM station database for WRJT

Radio-Locator information on WRJT

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRJT

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