WVSL (1240
AM) is a radio station licensed to serve
Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake is a village in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,887, making it the largest community by population in the Adirondack Park.U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Saranac Lake village, New ...
, United States. Established in 1927 as WNBZ, the station is owned by Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher, through licensee North Country Radio Corp.
In June 2017, the ''
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
''The Adirondack Daily Enterprise'' is a daily (6 days per week) newspaper published in Saranac Lake, New York. It also covers Lake Placid, New York. The two areas also have in common the two-site Adirondack Medical Center.
History
This newspap ...
'' reported that WNBZ had been
silent since at least 2016.
The station had simulcast an
adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...
format with
WNBZ-FM (106.3).
WNBZ's "Radio Park" studio and transmitter facility was put up for tax auction in November 2017.
On November 22, 2017, Saranac Lake Radio, LLC filed to sell the station to North Country Radio, owner of
WSLP
WSLP (93.3 FM broadcasting, FM, "Lake FM") is a commercial Adult hits, variety hits radio station broadcasting from Ray Brook, New York. It is owned by Jonathan Becker, through licensee North Country Radio Corp.
History
The station was formerl ...
(93.3 FM), for $6,000; the new owners would be required to change WNBZ's call sign,
and also received a
right of first refusal
Right of first refusal (ROFR or RFR) is a contractual right that gives its holder the option to enter a business transaction with the owner of something, according to specified terms, before the owner is entitled to enter into that transactio ...
to purchase
Lake Placid sister station
WLPW (105.5 FM).
Concurrently, the "Radio Park" properties were withdrawn from the
Essex County tax auction list.
North Country Radio's purchase of WNBZ was consummated on February 9, 2018, and the new owners changed the station's call sign to WVSL on February 28, 2018.
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VSL (AM)
Radio stations established in 1927
1927 establishments in New York (state)
Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States
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