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About WNRL
- Current Schedule - History of WNRL
About WNRL-LP
What
is WNRL-LP? WNRL-LP is a non-profit, non-commercial
FM station licensed to the Indiana Historic Radio Museum (IHRM), and serves
the entire West Noble Indiana area. WNRL-LP operates on an FM frequency of
105.9 FM with an effective radiated power of 60 watts. WNRL-LP's tower is
located at the West Noble
High School, with
studios at both the West
Noble High
School and the Ligonier Sports and Recreation
Center.
What does WNRL-LP play? WNRL-LP
is the West Noble area's premier place to go for community news,
announcements, and West Noble School Corporation news, information and
sports. Due to its licensing to the Indiana
Historic Radio
Museum,
WNRL-LP plays mainly music to complement the IHRM. But WNRL-LP does play
nearly every kind and style of music imaginable do to its role as a
community Radio Station. WNRL-LP also broadcasts shows compiled and DJ'ed
by West Noble students. In a nutshell, WNRL-LP is a community station, and
because of that has a very diverse range of programming from High School
Sports Talk, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Gospel, Reggae, to talk and
community announcements.
Does
WNRL-LP have local sports coverage? WNRL-LP is also the
premier place to listen to West Noble School Corporation Varsity Sports
LIVE! WNRL-LP prides itself in broadcasting all Boy's and Girl's Varsity
Basketball games (home and away) LIVE. WNRL-LP also broadcasts West Noble
Varsity Football live during football season. WNRL-LP is the only station
that provides the listener with that much coverage. WNRL-LP also broadcasts
other West Noble sports (depending on volunteer availability). Information
of times for local sports coverage is usually LIVE and during the actual
game times. Questions about broadcast availability can be sent to
information found on the CONTACT page.
Who
runs WNRL-LP? WNRL-LP is a community based, non-profit
organization, and thus is run by the West Noble Community. Anyone in the
West Noble Community can contact the WNRL-LP studios and discuss gaining a
program slot with station coordinators. WNRL-LP is staffed with all
volunteer personnel. If you live in the West Noble Area, and there is
something you want to broadcast, WNRL-LP is the station that will let you
get your message out.
How
to become involved in WNRL-LP - WNRL-LP is staffed
entirely by volunteers, so anyone can becoming involved in WNRL-LP. With
flexible time slots, no commercials, and no limit on what can be played
(within reason of course), WNRL-LP is a great place to start a career in
radio, or even to just to give back to the West Noble Community. Even if
you don't want to have an on-air role in WNRL-LP, one can help out behind
the scenes, working with WNRL-LP's ever expanding technical arsenal.
Inquires into joining the WNRL-LP staff can be done using the information
found on the CONTACT portion of this website.
Current Show Times and Schedules for
WNRL-LP
Listed
below are all the scheduled live DJ events at WNRL-LP. There may be some
live DJ Events not listed below. Please call WNRL-LP for more information
regarding live DJ events.
Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday
Monday
7am-8am :
John Renner
(Local PSA's and Info)
10:30am-12pm : West Noble High School
(Variety)
12pm-12:30pm : Fritz Schultz
(Local PSA's and Info)
12:30pm-1:30pm: West Noble High School
(Variety)
7pm-9pm : Fritz Schultz
(Old Time Radio)
Tuesday
7am-8am : Fritz Schultz
(Local PSA's and Info)
10:30am-12pm : West Noble High School
(Variety)
12pm-12:30pm : Fritz Schultz
(Local PSA's and Info)
12:30pm-1:30pm: West Noble High School
(Variety)
2:00-5pm : Rick Kline
(Ricks Variety Mix)
5pm-6pm : Russell Fuhrmann
Evening : Steve Cox
(Rock / Variety)
Wednesday
7am-8am : John Renner
(Local PSA's and Info)
10:30am-12pm : West Noble High School
(Variety)
12pm-12:30pm : John Lutton
(Local PSA's and Info)
12:30pm-1:30pm: West Noble High School
(Variety)
Thursday
7am-8am : Fritz Schultz
(Local PSA's and Info)
10:30am-12pm : West Noble High School
(Variety)
12pm-12:30pm : Fritz Schultz
(Local PSA's and Info)
12:30pm-1:30pm: West Noble High School
(Variety)
3:30pm-8:00pm : Danny Galloway
(Old Time Radio)
Friday
7am-8am : John Renner
(Local PSA's and Info)
9:00am-11am : Marilyn Kay
(Gospel)
11am-12:30pm : 'Big' Al
(Variety)
1:00-5pm : Rick Kline
(Ricks Variety Mix)
5pm - 6pm : Oscar G. Morales
(Biblical Spanish Studies)
6pm-?am : J. Everett
(50's-60's Billboard)
Saturday
8am-12pm : Temple
Bethel
(Biblical Spanish Studies)
12pm-1pm : Oscar G. Morales
(Biblical Spanish Studies)
History of WNRL-LP
WNRL-LP came to be after lots of hard work by the Board of
Directors of the Indiana Historic Radio Museum (IHRM). Curator of the IHRM
(Fred 'Fritz' Schultz), said in an interview with Rebecca Whitesel of Senior Life that "The museum
fit in just perfect (to acquire a license for low power FM transmission).
It's the only museum dedicated entirely to the radio that has its own radio
station."
Fritz' daughter, the late Marcella Schultz, spent over four
and a half years butting heads with FCC and congressional officials to
allow more low power stations to broadcast. Marcella did this because
WNRL-LP was cutout of the original Low Power FM bill. "Marcella played
an important role nationally in low power FM, about which many people are
unaware. The WNRL-LP application (to broadcast) was one of the infamous
"appendix B" applications, for frequencies that were good
according to the FCC, but outlawed by Congress. For years, Marcella pushed
to get her opportunity to amend and change the channel (WNRL-LP) to another
frequency. Marcella successfully enlisted the assistance of the office of
Senator Evan Bayh. Bayh's office called the FCC regularly on this matter
until they finally opened up the amendment window of Appendix B applicants.
Prometheus (a low power FM supporter) usually gets credit for this sort of
thing, because people know Prometheus all around the country, but the real
reason Appendix B frequencies got approved, is because of Marcella's
persistence. (Dunbar-Hester and
Tridish. "History of Community Radio Alive in Indiana"
Prometheus, 2005)"
WNRL-LP went on the air in January of 2004 on 105.9 FM.
WNRL-LP broadcasts at 60 watts from a 100 foot tower located at the West
Noble High
School. WNRL-LP went online and
around the world in January of 2006 using webcasting software.
WNRL-LP's tower was donated and installed by Emergency
Radio. The WNRL-LP tower is valued at over $10,000. Other community
resources have allowed WNRL-LP to purchase 3 computers for on-air play as
well as a Crown Transmitter. The Crown Transmitter is made in Elkhart,
IN and
is "The Cadillac" of transmitters according to Fritz Schultz.
WNRL-LP is also the proud owner of a mixer that can be used in conjunction
with a cell phone to allow WNRL-LP to broadcast live from anywhere in the
world. WNRL-LP has studios at both the West
Noble High
School, as well as the Ligonier Sports and Recreation
Center.
WNRL-LP is a community station, and thus run by the
community and staffed by volunteers. Anyone in the West Noble community can
get on WNRL-LP. A quick call to the WNRL-LP studio is all that it takes to
become involved in this great community resource.
The West
Noble High
School also goes on during the week
between 8am and noon. WNRL-LP is proud to allow the West
Noble High
School to use its airtime to allow
the station to become more involved in the community.
To become involved in WNRL-LP please see the information on
the contact page.
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