WNBV is a Positive Country

Christian country music

Christian country music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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. WNBV licensed to Grundy, Virginia

Grundy, Virginia

Grundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is noted for its educational institutions and their role in the town's economic rebirth. In the past, the town served as a stopover for Union...

, serving the Grundy

Grundy, Virginia

Grundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is noted for its educational institutions and their role in the town's economic rebirth. In the past, the town served as a stopover for Union...

/Vansant

Vansant, Virginia

Vansant is a census-designated place in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. The population was 989 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 area. WNBV is owned and operated by New Beginning World Outreach Inc.

History

WNBV launched in 2009 and began carrying the God's Country Radio Network

God's Country Radio Network

God's Country Radio Network was a Religious broadcasting radio network in the United States which launched in 2008. The network aired on a majority of stations owned by the non-profit organization Educational Media Foundation and some independent stations...

until July 7, 2010.

Silent

WNBV fell silent on July 7, 2010 when it filed a Notification of Suspension of Operations/Request for Silent Temporary Authority, due what the owner called "technical site change" and "financial limitations" with the status "being requested so the applicant [owner] can do technical changes to their site and obtain finances."

In early 2011, WNBV returned to the airwaves, again with a Positive Country format, but this time not via a network. The station is now branded as "88.1 The Mountain".