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Radio station in Saranac Lake, New York
WVSL
(1240
AM
) is a
radio station
licensed to serve
Saranac Lake, New York
, United States. Established in 1927 as WNBZ, the station is owned by Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher, through licensee North Country Radio Corp.
In June 2017, the
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
reported that WNBZ had been
silent
since at least 2016.
[2]
The station had simulcast an
adult contemporary
format with
WNBZ-FM
(106.3).
[3]
WNBZ's "Radio Park" studio and transmitter facility was put up for tax auction in November 2017.
[4]
On November 22, 2017, Saranac Lake Radio, LLC filed to sell the station to North Country Radio, owner of
WSLP
(93.3 FM), for $6,000; the new owners would be required to change WNBZ's call sign,
[5]
and also received a
right of first refusal
to purchase
Lake Placid
sister station
WLPW
(105.5 FM).
[6]
Concurrently, the "Radio Park" properties were withdrawn from the
Essex County
tax auction list.
[6]
North Country Radio's purchase of WNBZ was consummated on February 9, 2018, and the new owners changed the station's call sign to WVSL on February 28, 2018.
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References
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- ^
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999
(PDF)
. 1999. p. D-311
. Retrieved
June 24,
2017
.
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Knight, Chris (June 21, 2017).
"The death of local radio?"
.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
. Retrieved
June 23,
2017
.
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"Stations In New York's Adirondack Region Seemingly Abandoned"
.
Inside Radio
. June 23, 2017
. Retrieved
June 23,
2017
.
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Hart, Glynis (November 17, 2017).
"Over and out: Radio Park will go on auction block in two weeks"
.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
. Retrieved
November 20,
2017
.
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"APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE"
.
CDBS Public Access
.
Federal Communications Commission
. Retrieved
November 24,
2017
.
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a
b
Hart, Glynis; Crowley, Peter (November 28, 2017).
"WNBZ may return"
.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
. Retrieved
November 29,
2017
.
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