WNFB (94.3 FM, "94.3 The Lake") is a

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– formatted

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licensed to Lake City,

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. The station is owned by Newman Media, Inc. as part of a

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with

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station WDSR (1340 AM). Both stations are operated by Southern Stone Communications under a

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. The station maintains transmission facilities along County Road 49 in rural southeastern

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east of McAlpin.

History

WNFB, along with sister station WDSR, was acquired by John Newman in 1998. He died in 2015; however, the station remains under ownership of the family via a trust. On December 26, 2022, WNFB swapped formats with WCJX (106.5 FM). WNFB's previous

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format as ''Mix 94.3'' moved to WCJX, while WNFB inherited 106.5's

format along with ''The Lake'' branding.

Programming

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heard on WNFB include ''

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''.

References

External links

* NFB Classic hits radio stations in the United States Lake City, Florida {{Florida-radio-station-stub