WNIS
WNIS (790 AM) is a commercial radio station in Norfolk, Virginia, and serving the Hampton Roads radio market. WNIS is owned and operated by Sinclair Telecable, Inc. It airs a talk radio format.
| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Branding | AM 790 WNIS |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| WNOB, WROX-FM, WTAR, WUSH | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1952 |
Former call signs | WRAP, WTAR |
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Call sign meaning | "News and Information Station" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4671 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°4′25.0″N 76°17′31.0″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wnis.com |
WNIS has studios and offices on Waterside Drive in Norfolk. Its transmitter is off Hall Road in Hampton. It transmits with 5,000 watts around the clock, using a directional antenna with a three-tower array.
Weekdays, WNIS has local morning drive time talk and information shows called "Marcrini's Morning News" and the “Karen and Mike Show.” Other weekday hours feature nationally syndicated shows from Sean Hannity, Brian Kilmeade, "Clay Travis & Buck Sexton," Mark Levin, "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory" and "This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal." Weekends feature shows on money, health, cars and fishing, with syndicated hosts including Kim Komando, Guy Benson, Rudy Maxa, Mike Imprevento, "Live on Sunday Night, It's Bill Cunningham" and "Somewhere in Time with Art Bell." Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.