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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 730 kHz |
| Branding | VTRN Sports |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | Westwood One Sports |
| Ownership | |
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| WBLT, WGMN, WMNA-FM, WVGM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 11, 1956 |
| Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65518 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°55′31.0″N79°19′50.0″W / 36.925278°N 79.330556°W |
| Translator | 104.3 W282CN (Gretna) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | virginiatalkradionetwork |
WMNA (730 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Gretna, Virginia, United States, serving Southside Virginia and Northern Pittsylvania County. It is owned and operated by 3 Daughters Media. [2] WMNA has a sports format, simulcast with WVGM in Lynchburg.
WMNA's transmitter is located southeast of Gretna. [3] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W282CN at 106.3 MHz.
WMNA signed on the air on August 11, 1956. The station was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. It was owned by the Central Virginia Broadcasting Company. Three years later, it added an FM station, WMNA-FM at 106.3 MHz.
The two stations simulcast for their first decades on the air. They had a full service, middle of the road (MOR) format of popular adult music, local news and sports. [4] WMNA-AM-FM were network affiliates of the Mutual Broadcasting System.