WNLI (FM)

WNLI
Currently silent
Broadcast areaState College, Pennsylvania
Frequency94.5 MHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
Owner
WGJC, WLGJ, WFXS
History
First air date
October 23, 1991 (1991-10-23) (as WGGY)
Former call signs
  • WGGY (1991–1992)
  • WFGI (1992–2001)
  • WLTS (2001–2006)
  • WSMO (2006)
  • WBHV-FM (2006–2023)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID38271
ClassA
ERP1,900 watts
HAAT179 meters (587 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°54′04″N 77°50′20″W / 40.90111°N 77.83889°W / 40.90111; -77.83889
Links
Public license information

WNLI (94.5 MHz) is a radio station licensed to serve State College, Pennsylvania.[2] The station is owned by Jim Loftus though his holding company Covenant Communications and licensee JFLIV, LLC.

History

Eariy years

WNLI's history broadcasting to State College on the 94.5 FM frequency includes operating under the call signs WGGY (1991–1992), WFGI (1992–2001), adult contemporary WLTS (2001–2006), and WSMO (February–August 2006). The call sign was officially changed to WBHV-FM on August 29, 2006.[3]

WNLI

On December 30, 2022, it was announced that the station's top 40/CHR format would move to WRSC (1390 AM) as "Pop Radio" within days.[4] On January 3, 2023, WBHV-FM dropped its top 40/CHR format and began stunting.[5] The call sign was changed to WNLI on March 26, 2023.[6] After taking the station silent that June following the loss of its programming source,[7] JFLIV agreed to sell WNLI to the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) in September 2023 as part of a $200,000 deal that also saw EMF transfer translator station W296CD (107.1 FM) in Jonestown to JFLIV. EMF already owned K-Love station WKPA (107.9 FM) in the State College area, and as such, the station is expected to change to their Air 1 network upon sale closure.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNLI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ "Seven Mountains Confirms Imminent State College Shakeup - RadioInsight". December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Seven Mountains Media State College Format Shuffle Update Radioinsight - January 5, 2023
  6. ^ Loftus, James F. IV (March 20, 2023). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. ^ Venta, Lance (June 25, 2023). "FCC Report 6/25: Interference Complaint Leads To Penalty Proposed Against Accusing Station". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (September 29, 2023). "EMF Doubles Up In State College". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
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