WREN-LP

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WREN-LP
Broadcast area
Frequency 97.9 MHz
Branding97.9 The Wren
Programming
Format
Ownership
OwnerGenesis Communications
History
First air date
March 14, 2016;8 years ago (2016-03-14) [2]
Call sign meaning
 Wren
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 194996
Class L1
ERP 22 watts
HAAT 62 meters (203 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°4′39.0″N78°28′21.0″W / 38.077500°N 78.472500°W / 38.077500; -78.472500
Links
Public license information
LMS
Webcast Listen live
Website 979wren.org
WKMZ-LP
Broadcast area Greene County, Virginia
Frequency 96.5 MHz
Branding97-9 The Wren
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly Oldies)
Ownership
OwnerGateway Media
WREN-LP
History
First air date
February 9, 2017
Last air date
October 11, 2019
Technical information
Facility ID 192447
Class L1
Power 100 watts
HAAT 23 meters (75 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°13′59.0″N78°22′8.0″W / 38.233056°N 78.368889°W / 38.233056; -78.368889

WREN-LP is a classic hits and oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County in Virginia. [1] WREN-LP is owned and operated by Genesis Communications. [4] The station was formerly simulcast on WKMZ-LP 96.5 FM in nearby Ruckersville.

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WKMZ-LP

WKMZ-LP was a broadcast radio station licensed to Ruckersville, Virginia and serving Greene County, Virginia. WKMZ-LP was owned by Gateway Media, consisting of former Stu-Comm, Inc. board member Jon G. Hall, WNRN announcer John "Rusty" Cempre, and Robert M. Johnson. [5] The station aired an oldies format, simulcasting the programming of WREN-LP 97.9 FM in Charlottesville. [6] The station was taken silent on October 11, 2019, and its license was cancelled April 15, 2021, as the station had been off the air for more than one year. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "WREN-LP, 97.9 in Charlottesville VA is on the..." LPFMDatabase.com/Facebook. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WREN-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "WREN-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "CDBS Application No. BNPL-20131114ACU". FCC CDBS.
  6. ↑ "About – RadioCoop.org". radiocoop.org.
  7. ↑ "WKMZ-LP, Ruckersville, VA Facility ID No. 192447 Silent since October 11, 2019: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent", fcc.gov. November 7, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2021.


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