Broadcast area | Staunton, Virginia Augusta County, Virginia Southern Rockingham County, Virginia Northern Rockbridge County, Virginia |
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Frequency | 94.3 MHz |
Branding | Independent Music Radio WNRN |
Programming | |
Format | Adult album alternative |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stu-Comm, Inc. |
WTON | |
History | |
First air date | November 1990 [1] |
Call sign meaning | StaunTON |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 50078 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 340 watts |
HAAT | 680 meters (2,230 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°9′55.0″N79°18′51.0″W / 38.165278°N 79.314167°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wnrn.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]
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]
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