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WVNA-FM

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WVNA-FM
Broadcast areaFlorence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area
Frequency105.5 MHz
BrandingRock 105.5, The Big Dog
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
WLAY, WLAY-FM, WMSR-FM, WMXV, WVNA
History
First air date
October 28, 1964 (as WLAY-FM)
Former call signs
WLAY-FM (1964–2000)
Call sign meaning
Voice of North Alabama[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60610
ClassA
ERP4,400 watts
HAAT118 meters (387 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
34°40′27″N 87°42′48″W / 34.67417°N 87.71333°W / 34.67417; -87.71333
Repeater(s)1590 WVNA (Tuscumbia)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitebigdog1055.com

WVNA-FM (105.5 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The format is mainstream rock. On air, the station refers to itself as Rock 105.5, The Big Dog. WVNA-FM serves the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The station is owned by Mike Self and Parker Griffith, through licensee Singing River Media Group, LLC, and is part of a six station cluster operated by Singing River Media in North Alabama/Southern Tennessee.

The WVNA call letters stand for "(The) Voice of North Alabama".[1]

Programming on the radio station includes Bob & Tom in the morning, local personality Ash mid-days, T.C. Kinkead afternoons and Alice Cooper at night. Other personalities on the station include Dee Snider, Bob Colburn, Harlan, Little Steven Van Zandt, Matt Pinfield and Full Metal Jackie.

The station's Program and music director is T.C. Kinkead. Brian Rickman is the Operations Manager.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVNA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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