WINC-FM
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WINC-FM (105.5 FM) is a hot adult contemporary-formatted radio station licensed to Berryville, Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley.[1] WINC-FM is owned by Darrin Jones, through Euclid Avenue Properties, LLC.[2][3]
History
In November 2020, the then-WXBN flipped to hot adult contemporary, assuming the hot adult contemporary format and "WINC-FM" (pronounced "Wink FM") branding previously heard on the Winchester-based 92.5 frequency (which was in the process of being sold to the Educational Media Foundation).[4][5] The station would take over the WINC-FM legacy callsign on December 29, 2020.[6]
On April 30, 2021, Centennial Broadcasting announced it was selling WINC-FM and sister station WZFC to Fairfax, Virginia-based Metro Radio, Inc. for $225,000.[7][8] Fellow sister station WINC was not included in the sale.[7][8] Allen B. Shaw, Centennial's president and CEO, said in a May 2021 interview with The Winchester Star that Metro Radio, Inc. had had insured Shaw "they do not intend to" change the format of WINC-FM and WZFC.[9] Shaw further said Metro thought WZFC's format was "probably the best format for the Winchester market" for ad revenue.[9]
On June 30, long-time morning show host Barry Lee signed off after 37 years at the station.[10] Hours later, long-time afternoon host Paula Kidwell would also sign off.[11] The sale of WINC-FM and sister WKDV-FM was completed the same day.[12]
WINC-FM was acquired by funeral home operator Darrin Jones, through his Euclid Avenue Properties, effective December 12, 2022.[2] Following the sale's completion, on December 16, 2022, WINC-FM began stunting with Christmas music, ahead of an announcement to be made on January 5, 2023, at 10:55 am.[13] At that time, the station relaunched its hot adult contemporary format from a new Winchester studio; Metro Radio had operated the station from Fairfax, with the intent of serving Leesburg.[14] WINC-FM is operated in conjunction with its former AM sister station, which had been sold in the interim to Todd Bartley's Colonial Radio Group of Williamsport and renamed WZFC; the arrangement saw the AM station reclaim its former WINC call sign.[14]
References
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External links
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- Template:Show by date&band=fm&callLetter=WINC WINC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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