Ahead of its planned sale, New Rochelle-based radio station WVOX 1460 AM ceased broadcasting on Sept. 7.
The station is owned by Hudson-Westchester Radio, whose founder and president William O’Shaughnessy died in May 2022 at the age of 84. Another station owned by the company, WVIP 93.5 FM, was sold in July to Texas-based Hope Media Group for $8.15 million.
WVOX began broadcasting in 1950 as WGNR and mostly focused on locally produced talk and information shows, including a popular program hosted by O’Shaughnessy that ran for more than 50 years. Following O’Shaughnessy’s death, WVOX and its FM translator were donated to the nonprofit MMTC Broadcasting, which is selling the license to Chang Media Group for $20,000. Chang, which owns stations in Arizona and California, is acquiring the station’s license and equipment, but will be required to find a new transmitter and a studio lease for the station.
