WNIS

WNIS
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency790 kHz
BrandingAM 790 WNIS
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Sinclair Telecable, Inc.
  • (Commonwealth Radio, LLC)
WNOB, WROX-FM, WTAR, WUSH
History
First air date
September 21, 1923 (September 21, 1923)
Former call signs
WTAR
WTAR-WSUF
WTAR-WPOR
WTAR (1933–1997)
Call sign meaning
"News and Information Station"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4671
ClassB
Power5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°4′25.0″N 76°17′31.0″W / 37.073611°N 76.291944°W / 37.073611; -76.291944
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewnis.com

WNIS (790 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, and serving the Hampton Roads media market. WNIS is owned and operated by Sinclair Telecable, Inc. It airs a talk radio format.

WNIS has studios and offices on Waterside Drive in Norfolk. Its transmitter site is off Hall Road in Hampton. It transmits with 5,000 watts around the clock, using a directional antenna with a three-tower array.