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For the railroad assigned the reporting mark WTNN, see West Tennessee Railroad.

WTNN (97.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bristol, Vermont, and serving the Burlington–Plattsburgh–Champlain Valley radio market. It is owned by Impact Radio and broadcasts a country music format, simulcasting the “Froggy 104.3/100.9” programming of WJKS (104.3 FM) and WWFY (100.9 FM).[2] A sale of WTNN to Great Eastern Radio, owner of WJKS and WWFY, is pending.

The radio studios and offices are on Williston Road in South Burlington.[3] The transmitter is on Brownell Road in Williston.[4] WTNN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 8,700 watts.

History

After testing with music hooks as “Quick FM” in March 2007,[5] WTNN first signed on the air on April 1, 2007, as “Eagle Country 97.5”, competing against other country music stations in the region such as WOKO in Burlington and WJEN (94.5 FM) in Rutland.[6] The station was originally owned by Impact Radio, a venture of Connecticut radio station owner John Fuller and Maryland communications lawyer Arthur Belendiuk.[7] In 2025, Fuller bought Belendiuk’s stake for $100,000.[8]

In April 2026, WTNN was acquired by Jeff Shapiro’s Great Eastern Radio, which already operated a competing country station, “Froggy 104.3/100.9”, on WJKS in Keeseville, New York, and WWFY in Berlin. Pending Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval, the $120,000 deal involves an local marketing agreement which took effect on April 1.[9] On April 16, 2026, WTNN switched to a simulcast of WJKS and WWFY; the move left “Froggy” as the only competitor to WOKO in the Burlington market, after a fourth station–WCPV–dropped the format a month earlier.[10]

References

  1. ^ “Facility Technical Data for WTNN”. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ “WTNN Station Information Profile”. Arbitron.
  3. ^ “FM Station WTNN – FCC Public Inspection File”.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WTNN
  5. ^ Fybush, Scott (March 26, 2007). “Rhode Island Public Radio Gets Local”. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  6. ^ Fybush, Scott (April 2, 2007). “Hornell’s WKPQ Changes Hands – Maybe”. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  7. ^ Wright, Leslie (April 7, 2007). “WTNN promises country radio with a local feel”. The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. p. A4. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (June 6, 2025). “Station Sales Week of 6/6”. RadioInsight. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  9. ^ “Great Eastern Radio Expands In Burlington With WTNN Purchase”. RadioInsight. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  10. ^ Venta, Lance (April 16, 2026). “WTNN Joins WWFY/WJKS Simulcast”. RadioInsight. Retrieved April 17, 2026.