WNNZ

WFCR provides a full-time NPR news/talk programming feed on WNNZ, 640 kHz, licensed to Westfield, Massachusetts

Westfield, Massachusetts

Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State...

, which was owned by Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...

. WNNZ's grade B signal reaches into the Capital District

Capital District

New York's Capital District, also known as the Capital Region, is a region in upstate New York that generally refers to the four counties surrounding Albany, the capital of the state: Albany County, Schenectady County, Rensselaer County, and Saratoga County...

 of New York State.

Until 2010, WFCR provided the station's programming, while Clear Channel sold underwriting advertisements. However in July, 2010, WFCR purchased WNNZ from Clear Channel for $525,000. The sale does not include the transmission towers, but rather has a lease clause in the sale agreement in which Clear Channel will own them and lease them to WFCR.
WFCR purchased the license from Clear Channel under the name of "WFCR Foundation Inc." The FCC approved the sale August 25, 2010.
Prior to 2007 , the programming heard on WNNZ was heard on WPNI

WPNI

WPNI is an American radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to serve the community of Amherst, Massachusetts.-Ownership:...

, 1430 kHz, in Amherst, which is owned by Pamal Broadcasting.

WNNZ-FM (Formerly WGAJ)

WFCR, again, under the licensee name of "WFCR Foundation Inc.", acquired the license of WGAJ

WGAJ

WGAJ was a radio station broadcasting a Album Oriented Rock format. Licensed to Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA. The station was formerly owned by Trustees of Deerfield Academy...

 91.7 in Deerfield, MA

Deerfield, Massachusetts

Deerfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,750 as of the 2000 census. Deerfield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area in Western Massachusetts, lying only north of the city of Springfield.Deerfield includes the...

 from Deerfield Academy. The license transfer was granted on August 19, 2010. WFCR paid Deerfield Academy $10,000 for the signal. The call letters of the station were changed to WNNZ-FM as of September 1, 2010.

Adams, MA

WFCR recently won the allocation of 98.9A in Adams, MA., in FCC Auction #91 (under the applicant name, WFCR Foundation Inc.).. WFCR won it for $189,750. WFCR has filed the application for new station with the FCC, to transmit the new signal from the top of West Summit, in North Adams, MA. (Where the current WUPE-FM

WUPE-FM

WUPE-FM is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to North Adams, Massachusetts, USA, WUPE-FM serves the Pittsfield area. The station is currently owned by Vox Communications.-History:...

transmitter site is located. WFCR already has a translator, W266AW, located there).

External links

• WFCR Website