WINC-FM

WINC-FM
City Winchester, Virginia
Broadcast area Shenandoah Valley
Northern Virginia
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
Central Maryland
Metro Washington, D.C.
Branding "92-5 WINC-FM"
pronounced as "Wink FM"
Slogan "Playing Better Songs"
Frequency 92.5 FM MHz
First air date November 18, 1946[1]
Format Hot Adult Contemporary[2]
Power 22,000 Watts
HAAT 434 meters (1,424 ft)
Class B
Facility ID 41810
Transmitter coordinates 38°57′21.0″N 78°1′28.0″W / 38.955833°N 78.024444°W / 38.955833; -78.024444
Callsign meaning WINChester[3]
Former callsigns WRFL (1946-1979)
WQUS (1979-1981)
WINC-FM (1981-present)[4]
Affiliations AccuWeather
Owner Centennial Broadcasting[5][6]
(Centennial Licensing II, LLC)
Sister stations WINC, WXBN, WZFC
Webcast WINC-FM Webstream
Website WINC-FM Online

WINC-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Winchester, Virginia.[2] WINC-FM is owned and operated by Centennial Broadcasting.[5]

Coverage Area

With the station's transmitter located atop a mountain, WINC-FM's signal can be heard throughout the Shenandoah Valley, Central and Northern Virginia, the Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, parts of Central and Western Maryland and Metro Washington, D.C.[7]

References

  1. 1947 Broadcasting Yearbook (PDF). Broadcasting Publications. 1947. p. 236. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. "Call Letter Origins: The List". Bob Nelson/Barry Mishkind. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  4. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "WINC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  6. "Centennial Broadcasting". Centennial Broadcasting. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  7. "54 dBu Service Contour for WINC-FM, 92.5 MHz, Winchester, VA". Federal Communications Commission/Bing Maps. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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