WSNI

WSNI (97.7 FM, "Sunny 97.7") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Keene, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Saga Communications, and the broadcast license is held by Saga Communications of New England, LLC; it operates as part of Saga's Monadnock Broadcasting Group. WSNI airs an adult contemporary music format.[2]

For other radio stations which have held the WSNI call sign, see WSNI (disambiguation).
WSNI
Broadcast areaMonadnock Region
Frequency97.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingSunny 97.7
99.1 The River (HD2)
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: WRSI simulcast (AAA)
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
WINQ, WINQ-FM, WKBK, WKNE, WKVT-FM, WZBK
History
First air date
February 1983 (1983-02)
Former call signs
WXYW (1980–1982)
WINQ-FM (1982–1991)
WINQ (1991–2005)
WOQL (2005–2006)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Sunny"
Technical information
Facility ID9795
ClassA
ERP2,150 watts
HAAT169 meters (554 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°54′57″N 72°19′48″W
Translator(s)HD2: 99.1 W256BJ (Keene)
Links
WebcastListen live
WebsiteFM/HD1: sunnykeene.com
HD2: wrsi.com

History

The station's original construction permit was granted on February 1, 1980,[3] with the call letters WXYW assigned on October 28; this was changed to WINQ-FM on December 29, 1982.[1] It took to the air in February 1983,[4] though a license to cover was not issued until May 25, 1984.[5] (The "-FM" suffix was dropped on May 13, 1991.)[1]

WINQ was originally licensed to Winchendon, Massachusetts, and primarily targeted its programming to northern Worcester County. Initially, WINQ offered an easy listening format, airing primarily vocals, as well as several instrumentals an hour. In 1987, the station segued to an adult contemporary format; this gave way to an oldies format two years later. In 1993, WINQ again changed its format, this time to hot adult contemporary.

Saga purchased the station in 2003[6] and began to reorient WINQ to the Keene area. After a brief stint simulcasting WKBK's news/talk format, the station became a country station that August.[7]

In early 2005, Saga swapped formats with its sister station on 98.7 FM, becoming WOQL, an oldies station. Around this time, WOQL relocated from its original transmitter near Winchendon to Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, improving its signal in Keene.[8]

The station changed its call letters to WSNI on October 16, 2006,[1] prefacing its change to the current adult contemporary format at the end of 2006.[9] WSNI then continued its relocation into Keene; it changed its city of license to Swanzey and relocated its transmitter to Keene in November 2007,[10] and again changed its city of license, this time to Keene itself, in late 2008.[11]

Translators

W255BQ, the former WKNE translator in Claremont, is now W256BJ 99.1 Keene, which, after having relayed WKNE-HD2 for a while, has been relaying WSNI-HD2, since December 2018.

Broadcast translator for WSNI-HD2
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
W256BJ 99.1 FMKeene, New Hampshire140905250−92.5 m (−303 ft)D42°55′50″N 72°18′0″WLMSRelays HD2

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  4. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1989 (PDF). 1989. p. B-141. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  5. "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  6. Fybush, Scott (January 20, 2003). "WWKB To Change Format". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  7. Fybush, Scott (August 11, 2003). "Standard Buys Across Border". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  8. Fybush, Scott (January 10, 2005). "No "Love" for Albany". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  9. Fybush, Scott (January 8, 2007). "WNEW Gets "Fresh"". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  10. Fybush, Scott (November 26, 2007). "Entercom/CBS Deal Gets FCC Blessing". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  11. Fybush, Scott (November 24, 2008). "And The Job Cuts Keep On Coming..." NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
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