The Point (radio network)

The Point
Broadcast area	Northern Vermont
Frequency	See § Frequencies
Branding	Independent Radio, The Point
Programming
Format	Adult Alternative
Ownership
Owner	Northeast Broadcasting; (Montpelier Broadcasting, Inc.);
Technical information
Translator(s)	See § Frequencies
Repeater(s)	See § Frequencies
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	pointfm.com

The Point ("Independent Radio, The Point") is a radio network operating in the state of Vermont. The station first signed on as a single frequency local Montpelier station (WNCS) in 1977. It was started by Jeb Spaulding who is the current Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges and former State Treasurer of Vermont and Secretary of Administration under Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. Although at that time there was no designated Adult Album Alternative format, The Point's programming format has been solidly Adult Album Alternative/Progressive for its entire history.

The Point has won numerous national awards over the course of its history, including trade publication Radio and Records' AAA Station of the Year (markets 101+) in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, which was the publication's final year of operation. In 2008, The Point was inducted into the trade publication F.M.Q.B.'s Hall Of Fame for AAA Stations in markets 51 and smaller, and in 2013 The Point was named F.M.Q.B.'s AAA Station of the Year (markets 50+).

Frequencies

The Point broadcasts on eight FM and one AM. They are:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	First air date	Broadcast area	Former call signs
WDOT	95.7 FM	Danville, Vermont	4001	3,800	75 m (246 ft)	A	1989	Danville Saint Johnsbury	WSHX (1989-1999)
WIFY	93.7 FM	Addison, Vermont	83867	21,000	108 m (354 ft)	C3	2014	Addison Middlebury Burlington	WWFY (1996-1999) WRRO (1999-2001) WXAL-FM (2001-2005) WUSX (2005-2010)
WNCS	104.7 FM	Montpelier, Vermont	43655	1,900	634 m (2,080 ft)	C2	1977	Montpelier Burlington
WRJT	103.1 FM	Royalton, Vermont	37761	1,350	208 m (682 ft)	A	1995	Royalton White River Junction Lebanon-Hanover, NH
WFAD	1490 AM	Middlebury, Vermont	53612	1,000 (unlimited)		C	2016	Middlebury

Broadcast translators for WNCS
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W227AQ	93.3 FM	Burlington, Vermont		220	D
W262AA	100.3 FM	Montpelier, Vermont		100	D

Broadcast translator for WRJT
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W299AM	107.7 FM	Lebanon, New Hampshire		20	D

Broadcast translator for WFAD
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W266CU	101.1 FM	Middlebury, Vermont		250	D

All of the stations are owned by Montpelier Broadcasting Inc., which, in turn, is owned by Northeast Broadcasting, Inc., (based in Bedford, New Hampshire), which also owns WCAT and WWMP in Burlington; WSKI in Montpelier; and other stations in Manchester, New Hampshire, in Andover, Athol, and Gardner, Massachusetts, and in Cheyenne, Wyoming.