The Point (radio network)

The Point

City of license	WNCS: Montpelier, Vermont WIFY: Addison, Vermont WDOT: Danville, Vermont WRJT: Royalton, Vermont
Broadcast area	Northern Vermont
Branding	Independent Radio, The Point
Slogan	"Independent Radio"
Frequency	WNCS: 104.7 MHz (flagship station) WIFY: 93.7 MHz WDOT: 95.7 MHz WRJT: 103.1 MHz
Repeaters	see below
First air date	WNCS: 1977 WIFY: 2014 WDOT: 1989 WRJT: 1995
Format	Adult Alternative
ERP	WNCS: 1,900 watts WDOT: 3,800 watts WRJT: 1,350 watts
HAAT	WNCS: 634 meters (2,080 ft) WDOT: 75 meters (246 ft) WRJT: 208 meters (682 ft)
Class	WNCS: C2 WDOT: A WRJT: A
Facility ID	WNCS: 43655 WDOT: 4001 WRJT: 37761
Former callsigns	WDOT: WSHX (1989-1999)
Owner	Northeast Broadcasting (Montpelier Broadcasting, Inc.)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	pointfm.com

The Point ("Independent Radio, The Point") is a radio network operating in the state of Vermont. The station first signed on as a single frequency local Montpelier station (WNCS) in 1977. It was started by Jeb Spaulding who is the current Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges and former State Treasurer of Vermont and Secretary of Administration under Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. Although at that time there was no designated Adult Album Alternative format, The Point's programming format has been solidly Adult Album Alternative/Progressive for its entire history.

The Point has won numerous national awards over the course of its history, including trade publication Radio and Records' AAA Station of the Year (markets 101+) in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, which was the publication's final year of operation. In 2008, The Point was inducted into the trade publication F.M.Q.B.'s Hall Of Fame for AAA Stations in markets 51 and smaller, and in 2013 The Point was named F.M.Q.B.'s AAA Station of the Year (markets 50+).

The Point broadcasts on seven frequencies, all FM. They are:

• 93.7 - WIFY (Addison/Middlebury)
• 95.7 - WDOT (Danville/Saint Johnsbury)
• 103.1 - WRJT (Royalton/White River Junction)
• 104.7 - WNCS (Montpelier/Burlington)

Broadcast translators of WNCS

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W227AQ	93.3	Burlington, Vermont	50	D	FCC
W262AA	100.3	Montpelier, Vermont	100	D	FCC

Broadcast translators of WRJT

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W299AM	107.7	Lebanon, New Hampshire	20	D	FCC

All of the stations are ultimately owned by Steven Silberberg's Northeast Broadcasting (based in Bedford, New Hampshire), which also owns WCAT and WWMP in Burlington; WSKI in Montpelier; and other stations in Manchester, New Hampshire, in Andover, Athol, and Gardner, Massachusetts, and in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

External links

• Official website

WNCS

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WNCS
• Radio-Locator information on WNCS
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WNCS

WDOT

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WDOT
• Radio-Locator information on WDOT
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WDOT

WRJT

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WRJT
• Radio-Locator information on WRJT
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRJT

Broadcast translators

• Query the FCC's FM station database for W227AQ
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W262AA
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W299AM