WNFB

WNFB (94.3 FM, "94.3 The Lake") is a commercial radio station licensed to Lake City, Florida, airing a classic hits format. It is owned by Newman Media, Inc. along with talk radio station WDSR 1340 AM. Both stations are operated by Southern Stone Communications under a local marketing agreement (LMA).

WNFB

Lake City, Florida
Frequency	94.3 MHz
Branding	94.3 The Lake
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Newman Media, Inc.
Operator	Southern Stone Communications (via LMA)
Sister stations	WDSR, WCJX, WQHL-FM
History
First air date	May 28, 1969; 55 years ago (May 28, 1969) (as WTLD-FM)
Former call signs	WTLD-FM (1969–1979) WNFQ (1979–1983) WQPD (1983–1989)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2877
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°07′44.00″N 82°52′49.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WNFB has an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is along County Road 49 at 148th Avenue in McAlpin.^[2]

History

The station signed on the air on May 28, 1969; 55 years ago (May 28, 1969). The original call sign was WTLD-FM. It became WNFQ in 1979. In 1983, the call letters became WQPD. And in 1989 the call letters switched to WNFB.

WNFB and sister station WDSR were acquired by John Newman in 1998. He died in 2015; however, the station remains under ownership of the family via a trust.^[3]

On December 26, 2022, WNFB swapped formats with WCJX (106.5 FM). WNFB's previous hot adult contemporary format as Mix 94.3 moved to WCJX. At the same time, WNFB inherited 106.5's classic hits format along with The Lake branding.^[4]

Programming

Syndicated programming heard on WNFB includes The Bob and Sheri Show in morning drive time.^[4]