WREN-LP
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| Branding | 97.9 The Wren |
| Programming | |
| Format | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Genesis Communications |
| History | |
First air date | March 14, 2016[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 | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 979wren |
| Former simulcast | |
| WKMZ-LP | |
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| Broadcast area | Greene County, Virginia |
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gateway Media |
| History | |
First air date | February 9, 2017 |
Last air date | October 11, 2019 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 192447 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | 23 meters (75 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
WREN-LP (97.9 FM) 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.
WKMZ-LP
[edit | edit source]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 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
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit | edit source]- 97.9 The Wren Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 194996 (WREN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WREN-LP at FCCdata.org
- WREN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
