WXNI
Encyclopedia
WBLQ is a radio station
licensed to serve Westerly, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Diponti Communications.
and talk
from National Public Radio.
, Ashaway, Rhode Island
) to WXNI's more powerful AM signal. WXNI begins broadcasting in C-QUAM
A.M. Stereo. WXNI changes call letters to WBLQ November 29th.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve Westerly, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Diponti Communications.
1999
After WERI was sold, the callsign was changed to WXNI on January 4. As WXNI It aired a format of newsNews Radio
News Radio can refer to:* NewsRadio, the NBC sitcom which aired from 1995–1999.* News radio, the all-news or news/talk radio format....
and talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
from National Public Radio.
2007
In December an agreement was reached to sell WXNI to Diponti Communications for a reported $350,000.2009
Diponti Communications moved the local news and variety programming of WBLQ-LP (96.7 FMFM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
, Ashaway, Rhode Island
Ashaway, Rhode Island
Ashaway is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,537 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ashaway is located at ....
) to WXNI's more powerful AM signal. WXNI begins broadcasting in C-QUAM
C-QUAM
C-QUAM is the method of AM stereo broadcasting used in Canada, the United States and most other countries. It was invented in 1977 by Norman Parker, Francis Hilbert, and Yoshio Sakaie, and published in an IEEE journal....
A.M. Stereo. WXNI changes call letters to WBLQ November 29th.
External links
- Westerly Sun article about change of control of WXNI.
- Pictures from NECRAT featuring the installation of the A.M. Stereo exciter.