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WNOV ("860 AM") is a community-oriented urban contemporary radio station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. WNOV is the only station owned by Courier Communications, but on January 18, 2008 it was leased to a new company called Radio Multi-Media, which took over operations.〔(From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (January 18, 2008) )〕 As of January 24, 2012, the AM and FM translator went silent. WNOV later returned on the air in May 2012, broadcasting an urban contemporary format. ==History== WNOV began broadcasting in 1946 as WFOX, and at one time, aired a country music format. They became WNOV in 1967 and began targeting programming toward the local African-American community. WNOV aired a variety of African-American-oriented programming, ranging from rhythm and blues music, gospel music, hip-hop and community affairs shows. In the past, they were notable for their controversial local talk show hosts, particularly former Milwaukee alderman Michael McGee, Sr. In 2008, WNOV shifted to an urban AC format, but moved back to a more broader urban contemporary direction to more effectively compete with WKKV, resulting in WNOV being placed on Mediabase's Urban reporting panel. In December 2009, WNOV acquired a low-powered translator at 102.5 and launched a Urban AC simulcast on the signal. The translator is licensed to the North Shore suburb of Mequon, but transmits from the WNOV transmitter site. The station, W273AT, was billed on-air as "Majic 102.5." In 2011, the simulcast shifted to Mainstream Urban. In 2010, WNOV filed a request with the FCC to relocate the signal to 93.9 and the COL to Milwaukee as a way to better serve the area. This is due to interference from WNWC in Madison, who also broadcasts at 102.5. They also changed their slogan to "102.5 The Beat" after Clear Channel ordered a Cease & Desist over the use of the "Majic" moniker. On January 24, 2012, WNOV and W273AT both went off the air. Courier Communications filed a request for silent authority with the FCC, as Courier and Radio Multi-Media have entered litigation, due to ongoing disputes and removal of station equipment. Although Courier did announce plans to return WNOV to the airwaves once replacement equipment is in place, the company filed another STA on March 29, 2012, which could leave the station off the air until March 2013, which means that if the station does not return to air before then or the litigation is not resolved, the license is returned to the FCC and could be deleted (the station's license expires on December 31, 2012, another reason the STA was requested). In May 2012, WNOV resumed broadcasting but it is not clear at this point whether the return is only temporary.〔("Majic 102.5 Milwaukee Goes Dark" ) from Radio Insight (January 25, 2012)〕 This move may be due to Radio Multi-Media's bankruptcy, which resulted in WWPW/Louisville being taken off the air after it failed to make payments to WAY-FM, which owned WWPW's signal.〔("104.3 The Beat Louisville Goes Dark" ) From Radio Insight (December 22, 2011)〕 In the Summer of 2012, WNOV, minus the FM translator (which was deleted from the FCC database), returned to the airwaves with a new name and new format. The station now goes by the name "The New WNOV" broadcasting an Urban Contemporary Format. Current weekday programs on the station includes "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show" from 5am-9am and "The Forum " with Sherwin Hughes from 9am-11am. Weekend programs includes Gospel from 6am-9am Saturdays and all day Sunday with Rev. Charles Green, the Baka Boyz syndicated program, the Blues Lounge with Devo Saturdays 9:30-1pm, "G Jams" with Ernie G from 1pm-5pm Saturdays and a local Reggae show Saturdays from 7pm-9pm. The station runs automated at other times. The station was rebranded as "860 WNOV, The Voice" in fall 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WNOV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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