WNMR

WNMR
City of license Dannemora, New York
Broadcast area Champlain Valley
Branding 107.1 The Fixx
Frequency 107.1 MHz
First air date June 2008
Format Urban contemporary
ERP 1,000 watts
HAAT 84 meters
Class A
Facility ID 164251
Transmitter coordinates 44°43′15.80″N 73°44′10.50″W / 44.7210556°N 73.7362500°W
Callsign meaning New Media Radio
Former callsigns WELX (2008-2009)
Owner RadioActive, LLC
(operated by CEC Media Group, LLC)
Sister stations WNMN, WGMU-LP, WZXP

WNMR (107.1 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a Urban Contemporary format. Licensed to Dannemora, New York, it serves the Champlain Valley. The station is currently owned by RadioActive, LLC (controlled by Randy Michaels). However, under a local marketing agreement, WNMR is operated by CEC Media Group, making it a sister station to television stations WNMN and WGMU-LP. The station serves as the Champlain Valley affiliate of Sporting News Radio.[1]

History

A construction permit for the station, then allocated to Saranac Lake, New York, was granted to RadioActive on June 6, 2005,[2] after having won it at auction in November 2004;[3] the allocation was later moved to Dannemora.[4] Initially assigned the call letters WDLC on February 15, 2008,[5] the station first signed on that June as WELX, a simulcast of WCLX (102.9 FM), which at that time had an album oriented rock format.[4] The current WNMR call letters were introduced on April 6, 2009;[5] within a week, the WCLX simulcast was discontinued,[6] and the station temporarily went silent.[7]

Logo as news/talk station 107.1 WNMR, used from September 2009 until May 1, 2010.

WNMR returned to the air that fall, under a local marketing agreement with Convergence Entertainment and Communications,[8] with a news/talk format. While most programming on WNMR was syndicated (including The Dan Patrick Show, The Michael Smerconish Show, The Dave Ramsey Show, some programming from Bloomberg Radio, Free Talk Live, the Midnight Trucking Radio Network, lifestyle talk programming on weekends, and some Sporting News Radio content on Sundays), a local program, Corm and the Coach, aired in morning drive and was co-hosted by Steve Cormier and Tom Brennan; it had previously aired on WCPV until 2008.[9] Convergence had planned a television simulcast of the show on WGMU.[10] WNMR also carried hourly newscasts from ABC News Radio.[11] However, the station struggled due to poor advertising revenues, leading Corm and the Coach to go on hiatus after the April 7, 2010 broadcast.[12] Five days later, it was announced that Convergence had put WNMR's operations up for sale;[13] on May 1, the station once again left the air.[14]

Logo as all-sports station 107.1 The Game, used from June 2010 until March 11, 2011.

After Convergence formed a new broadcast subsidiary, CEC Media Group, the station resumed broadcasting in late June with an all-sports format; most programming came from Sporting News Radio, save for a local afternoon show hosted by Rich DeLancey,[1] and, later, Mike O'Meara's one-hour talk show. However, automation problems forced WNMR off the air once more on March 11, 2011.[15]

The station went back on air for a short amount of time as 107.1 The Fixx with an Urban contemporary format. Due to disagreements with the owner the station when off air and stayed as an internet radio station. The station is currently offline and off air.

As of August 2014, the station was back on the air and broadcasting Polka music 24 hours per day. There is a teaser ad that airs stating that 107.1 is the new home for "The Barrel".

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fybush, Scott (June 28, 2010). "Tornado Rips WICC/WEBE". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Application Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  3. ↑ Fybush, Scott (November 29, 2004). "New Sounds for Nova Scotia and N.B.". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fybush, Scott (June 23, 2008). "Fire Silences WRKI". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  6. ↑ Fybush, Scott (April 13, 2009). "No TV at 1 World Trade Center". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  7. ↑ Homel, Benjamin L. (May 11, 2009). "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  8. ↑ Homel, Benjamin L.; Loper, Jeff (May 22, 2009). "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE (for WXMR 100.7)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2009. IN ADDITION TO ITS INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT APPLICATION, ASSIGNEE IS ALSO THE PROGRAMMER IN A LOCAL PROGRAMMING AND MARKETING AGREEMENT CONCERNING FM STATION WNMR, DANNEMORA, NY (FAC ID 164251).
  9. ↑ Fybush, Scott (August 31, 2009). "WAEB Tower Downed". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Corm and the Coach Come Back". WCAX.com. August 25, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  11. ↑ "WNMR/WGMU Revised Info" (PDF). Starpoint Enterprises. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  12. ↑ "'Corm and The Coach' radio show off the air". The Burlington Free Press. April 10, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Sale of Vermont radio station might bring back Corm and the Coach". The Burlington Free Press. April 13, 2010. p. B5. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  14. ↑ Homel, Benjamin L. (May 17, 2010). "Notification of Suspension of Operations". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  15. ↑ Homel, Benjamin L. (April 11, 2011). "Notification of Suspension of Operations". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 19, 2011.

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