WTON-FM

WTON-FM
Broadcast areaStaunton, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia
Southern Rockingham County, Virginia
Northern Rockbridge County, Virginia
Frequency94.3 MHz
BrandingIndependent Music Radio WNRN
Programming
FormatAdult album alternative
Ownership
OwnerStu-Comm, Inc.
WTON
History
First air date
November 1990[1]
Call sign meaning
StaunTON
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID50078
ClassB1
ERP340 watts
HAAT680 meters (2,230 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°9′55.0″N 79°18′51.0″W / 38.165278°N 79.314167°W / 38.165278; -79.314167
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewnrn.org

WTON-FM (94.3 MHz) is an adult album alternative formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Staunton, Virginia, serving Staunton and Augusta County, Virginia. WTON is owned and operated by Stu-Comm, Inc, and relays Charlottesville-based WNRN-FM full-time.[3]

History

The station first took its callsign on February 11, 1988 and officially launched in November 1990 with a Light Adult Contemporary format, branded as "Star 94.3". In mid-January 2005, WTON switched to Classic Hits and Classic rock, as "Classic Hits; Star 94.3".[4]

WTON-FM and co-owned WTON (1240 AM) were sold to Stu-Comm, Inc., the nonprofit owner of Charlottesville's WNRN-FM (91.9 FM), on September 25, 2023. The purchase gave WNRN-FM full coverage of the lower Shenandoah valley and replaced a previous low-powered translator serving Staunton and Waynesboro.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTON-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WTON Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "Pioneer Media Alliance changes station format". VARTV.com. January 18, 2005.
  5. ^ Venta, Lance (6 October 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 10/6". RadioInsight.


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