The Point (radio network)

The Point
WNCS: Montpelier, Vermont; WIFY: Addison, Vermont; WDOT: Danville, Vermont; WRJT: Royalton, Vermont; ;
Broadcast area	Northern Vermont
Frequency	WNCS: 104.7 MHz (flagship station); WIFY: 93.7 MHz; WDOT: 95.7 MHz; WRJT: 103.1 MHz;
Branding	Independent Radio, The Point
Programming
Format	Adult Alternative
Ownership
Owner	Northeast Broadcasting; (Montpelier Broadcasting, Inc.);
History
First air date	WNCS: 1977; WIFY: 2014; WDOT: 1989; WRJT: 1995;
Former call signs	WDOT: WSHX (1989-1999)
Technical information
Facility ID	WNCS: 43655; WDOT: 4001; WRJT: 37761;
Class	WNCS: C2; WDOT: A; WRJT: A;
ERP	WNCS: 1,900 watts; WDOT: 3,800 watts; WRJT: 1,350 watts;
HAAT	WNCS: 634 meters (2,080 ft); WDOT: 75 meters (246 ft); WRJT: 208 meters (682 ft);
Repeater(s)	see below
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+).

The Point broadcasts on seven frequencies, all FM. They are:

93.7 - WIFY (Addison/Middlebury)
95.7 - WDOT (Danville/Saint Johnsbury)
103.1 - WRJT (Royalton/White River Junction)
104.7 - WNCS (Montpelier/Burlington)

Broadcast translators for WNCS
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W227AQ	93.3 FM	Burlington, Vermont		50	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

All of the stations are ultimately owned by Steven Silberberg's Northeast Broadcasting (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.

External links

Official website

WNCS

Facility details for Facility ID WNCS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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WDOT

Facility details for Facility ID WDOT ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

WRJT

Facility details for Facility ID WRJT ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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Broadcast translators

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