WIRY (AM)

On March 12, 2025, WIRY announced the cancellation of all of the station's spoken word programming and unveiled plans to introduce special pre-recorded segments celebrating the station's diamond anniversary.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=WIRY Ceases Operations |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/296647/wiry-ceases-operations/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} After fierce listener backlash, WIRY acknowledged the next day that this programming [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunt]] was actually a farewell montage, and that WIRY was shutting down. WIRY ownership blamed the change on the shift of music listening habits to online platforms, which diverted listeners away from local full-service radio; the station also cited an increase in music royalties and an inability to recruit advertising salespeople.{{cite news |title=Plattsburgh's WIRY radio to shut down after 75 years of broadcasting |url=https://www.mynbc5.com/article/plattsburghs-wiry-radio-to-shut-down-after-75-years-of-broadcasting/64180149 |access-date=March 14, 2025 |work=[[WPTZ]] |date=March 13, 2025 |language=en}} WIRY formally submitted its [[silent (broadcasting)|silent]] notification to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) in early June 2025,{{Cite web |date=2025-06-08 |title=FCC Report 6/8: Beasley Loses Augusta Area FM |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/301820/fcc-report-6-8-beasley-loses-augusta-area-fm/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} saying that it had left the air on May 27;{{cite web |last1=Henry |first1=Mark |title=Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff396efbfcf0197122fd04405d8&id=25076ff396efbfcf0197122fd04405d8&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=September 18, 2025 |date=May 28, 2025}} the FCC cancelled the station's license on September 18, 2025.{{cite web|url= https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=73035|title=License Cancelled|work=Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System|date=September 18, 2025|access-date=September 18, 2025}}

On March 12, 2025, WIRY announced the cancellation of all of the station's spoken word programming and unveiled plans to introduce special pre-recorded segments celebrating the station's diamond anniversary.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=WIRY Ceases Operations |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/296647/wiry-ceases-operations/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} After fierce listener backlash, WIRY acknowledged the next day that this programming [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunt]] was actually a farewell montage, and that WIRY was shutting down. WIRY ownership blamed the change on the shift of music listening habits to online platforms, which diverted listeners away from local full-service radio; the station also cited an increase in music royalties and an inability to recruit advertising salespeople.{{cite news |title=Plattsburgh's WIRY radio to shut down after 75 years of broadcasting |url=https://www.mynbc5.com/article/plattsburghs-wiry-radio-to-shut-down-after-75-years-of-broadcasting/64180149 |access-date=March 14, 2025 |work=[[WPTZ]] |date=March 13, 2025 |language=en}} WIRY formally submitted its [[silent (broadcasting)|silent]] notification to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) in early June 2025,{{Cite web |date=2025-06-08 |title=FCC Report 6/8: Beasley Loses Augusta Area FM |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/301820/fcc-report-6-8-beasley-loses-augusta-area-fm/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} saying that it had left the air on May 27;{{cite web |last1=Henry |first1=Mark |title=Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff396efbfcf0197122fd04405d8&id=25076ff396efbfcf0197122fd04405d8&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=September 18, 2025 |date=May 28, 2025}} the FCC cancelled the station's license on September 18, 2025.{{cite web|url= https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=73035|title=License Cancelled|work=Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System|date=September 18, 2025|access-date=September 18, 2025}}

In January 2026, Mermel & McLain Management, owner of [[WDEV]] and several other radio stations in neighboring Vermont, filed to purchase the dormant WIRY license, which had been reinstated in November 2025 without explanation.{{Cite web |date=2026-01-16 |title=Station Sales Week Of 1/16 - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/334682/station-sales-week-of-1-16/ |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=radioinsight.com |language=en-US}}

In January 2026, Mermel & McLain Management, owner of [[WDEV]] and several other radio stations in neighboring Vermont, filed to purchase the dormant WIRY license, which had been reinstated in November 2025.{{Cite web |date=2026-01-16 |title=Station Sales Week Of 1/16 - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/334682/station-sales-week-of-1-16/ |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=radioinsight.com |language=en-US}} Principals Myers Mermel and Caroline McLain intend to relaunch the station with a Plattsburgh-oriented morning news program, with the rest of its programming being simulcast from WDEV.{{cite news |last1=Routly |first1=Paula |title=Vermont Media News: Developments You May Have Missed |url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/media-news/vermont-media-news-developments-you-may-have-missed/ |access-date=April 22, 2026 |work=[[Seven Days (newspaper)|Seven Days]] |date=February 25, 2026}}

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