WGMN (1240 kHz) is a commercial radio station in Roanoke, Virginia.[3] Owned and operated by the non-profit Stu-Comm, Inc., it broadcasts an adult album alternative music format as a simulcast of Charlottesville-based WNRN-FM.[4]
| Frequency | 1240 AM kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | WNRN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Three Daughters Media (sale to Stu-Comm, Inc. pending) |
| Operator | Stu-Comm, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 |
Former call signs | WROV (1946–1998)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Game Network (former sports branding) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37746 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′12.0″N 79°58′14.0″W / 37.270000°N 79.970556°W |
| Translator(s) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | [https://www.wnrn.org |
WGMN transmits with 1,000 watts. The transmitter is on Cleveland Avenue SW near the Roanoke River.[5] Programming is also heard on an FM translator: 99.5 W258DN in Roanoke.
History
editThe station signed on the air in 1946.[6] Its original call sign was WROV, standing for ROanoke, Virginia. The station was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System.[7] It was originally powered at 250 watts and had its studios in the Mount Trust Bank Building.
For most of the 1960s and 70s, it broadcast a Top 40 format. In 1989, WROV began a Golden Oldies format, playing the hits of the 1950s, 60s and early 70s. In 1998, it became an ESPN Radio affiliate, changing its call sign to WGMN. The call letters represent the "Game Network", for its sports radio format.
WGMN switched to a talk radio format in June 2019.[8] The station carried mostly syndicated conservative talk shows.
On June 17, 2024, Three Daughters sold WGMN and its translator to Stu-Comm, Inc., the owners of non-profit adult album alternative station WNRN-FM in Charlottesville as well as a network of relays across Virginia, for $425,000. WNRN programming began on July 1.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGMN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "WGMN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGMN
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1948 page 250
- ^ "WGMN/Roanoke Flips from Sports to News-Talk".
- ^ WNRN Coming to Roanoke
External links
edit- WGMN in the FCC AM station database
- WGMN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- WROV History (unofficial WROV Tribute Site)