WVSL (AM)

WVSL
Simulcast of WLPW Lake Placid
Saranac Lake, New York;
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	Adirondack 105
Programming
Format	Mainstream rock
Ownership
Owner	Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher; (North Country Radio Corp.);
Sister stations	WRGR, WSLP, WLPW
History
First air date	September 11, 1927; 96 years ago (as WNBZ at 1290)
Former call signs	WNBZ (1927–2018)
Former frequencies	1290 kHz (1927–1941); 1320 kHz (1941–1946); 1450 kHz (1946–1956)
Technical information
Facility ID	73314
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	44°18′58″N 74°7′8″W / 44.31611°N 74.11889°W
Translator(s)	95.3 W237EY (Saranac Lake)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	adirondack105.com

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.

Logo as WNBZ

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refusal to purchase Lake Placid sister station WLPW (105.5 FM).^[6] Concurrently, the "Radio Park" properties were withdrawn from the Essex County tax auction list.^[6] North Country Radio's purchase of WNBZ was consummated on February 9, 2018, and the new owners changed the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.

Translator[edit]

Broadcast translator for WVSL
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W237EY	95.3 FM	Saranac Lake, New York	202111	250	D	44°20′25″N 74°7′44″W / 44.34028°N 74.12889°W / 44.34028; -74.12889 (W237EY)	LMS

References[edit]

^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-311. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
^ Knight, Chris (June 21, 2017). "The death of local radio?". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
^ "Stations In New York's Adirondack Region Seemingly Abandoned". Inside Radio. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
^ 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.
^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Hart, Glynis; Crowley, Peter (November 28, 2017). "WNBZ may return". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

External links[edit]

WVSL in the FCC AM station database
WVSL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
FCC History Cards for WVSL
W237EY in the FCC FM station database
W237EY at FCCdata.org

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[by1999-1] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-311. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

[ade-wnbzstudios-2] Knight, Chris (June 21, 2017). "The death of local radio?". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 23, 2017.

[ir-wnbzamfm-3] "Stations In New York's Adirondack Region Seemingly Abandoned". Inside Radio. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.

[ade-wnbztaxauction-4] 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.

[fcc-saletonorthcountry-5] "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[ade-saleandnotaxauction-6] Hart, Glynis; Crowley, Peter (November 28, 2017). "WNBZ may return". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

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