WMNR

WMNR Fine Arts Radio
Broadcast area	Connecticut eastern Long Island, NY Westchester County, NY
Branding	Fine Arts Radio
Frequency	See table below
Translator(s)	See tables below
First air date	1973^[1]
Format	Classical
Callsign meaning	MoNRoe
Owner	Town of Monroe, Connecticut
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wmnr.org

WMNR (88.1 FM, "Fine Arts Radio") is a radio station licensed to Monroe, Connecticut. The station is municipally owned by the Town of Monroe and broadcasts classical music.

History

The station was founded in 1971 by John and Carol Babina. The Monroe Board of Education agreed to hold the FCC license for WMNR and provided facilities for the station at Masuk High School.^[1] The equipment was paid for with donations from individual and businesses, and the station turned into a community project. The station began broadcasting regularly in 1974 with a variety of programming, including rock, big band, and classical.^[2]

In 1980, it was thought that WMNR could fulfill a need for public radio in Fairfield county. A non-profit organization, Monroe Public Radio, Inc., began operating the station at this time. In early 1982, it became an NPR affiliate, and was able to secure a one-time federal grant for new equipment to increase power. However, before any of this could be done, Monroe Public Radio, Inc. ran out of funds and the station's operation returned to the founders, John and Carol Babina. In mid-1982, WMNR began broadcasting classical music and was run by a staff of volunteers.^[2]

As the years progressed, three other stations in Connecticut were added to simulcast WMNR. WRXC (90.1 FM) in Shelton was assigned its call letters on March 20, 1986^[3] and began broadcasting in 1988. The following year, WGSK (90.1 FM) in South Kent received its call sign on December 14, 1987,^[4] but would not commence broadcasting until 1996. WGRS (91.5 FM) in Guilford was assigned its call sign on May 31, 1993^[5] and began broadcasting that same year.

By 2003, they had outgrown their allotted space at the high school and moved into rented office space. In 2009, the licenses for WMNR were transferred from the Monroe Board of Education to the Town of Monroe.^[2]^[6]

Stations

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP/Power W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates
WGRS	91.5 FM	Guilford, CT	43527	3,100	25 m (82 ft)	A	41°17′19″N 72°39′32″W / 41.28861°N 72.65889°W / 41.28861; -72.65889 (WGRS)
WGSK	90.1 FM	South Kent, CT	61119	77	39 m (128 ft)	A	41°40′54″N 73°29′13″W / 41.68167°N 73.48694°W / 41.68167; -73.48694 (WGSK)
WMNR	88.1 FM	Monroe, CT	43531	5,000	123 m (404 ft)	B1	41°19′8″N 73°15′13″W / 41.31889°N 73.25361°W / 41.31889; -73.25361 (WMNR)
WRXC	90.1 FM	Shelton, CT	43530	45	147 m (482 ft)	A	41°21′43″N 73°06′48″W / 41.36194°N 73.11333°W / 41.36194; -73.11333 (WRXC)

Translators

Several translators are authorized to rebroadcast these stations, including four translators on eastern Long Island and one in Westchester County, New York.

Broadcast translators of WMNR
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W209CJ	89.7	Mount Kisco, NY	38	32.6 m (107 ft)	D	41°14′20″N 73°42′46″W / 41.23889°N 73.71278°W / 41.23889; -73.71278 (W209CJ)	FCC
W218AV	91.5	Warren, CT	250	163 m (535 ft)	D	41°44′11″N 73°21′16″W / 41.73639°N 73.35444°W / 41.73639; -73.35444 (W218AV)	FCC
W220AC	91.9	Fairfield, CT	19	0.6 m (2.0 ft)	D	41°08′53″N 73°15′5″W / 41.14806°N 73.25139°W / 41.14806; -73.25139 (W220AC)	FCC
W262AS	100.3	Bridgehampton, NY	27	90.5 m (297 ft)	D	40°58′19″N 72°20′54″W / 40.97194°N 72.34833°W / 40.97194; -72.34833 (W220AC)	FCC

Broadcast translators of WRXC
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W220CF	91.9	Huntington, CT	7	73 m (240 ft)	D	41°16′33″N 73°07′46″W / 41.27583°N 73.12944°W / 41.27583; -73.12944 (W220CF)	FCC

Broadcast translators of WGRS
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W220CE	91.9	Middlefield, CT	6	166 m (545 ft)	D	41°30′49.65″N 72°44′48.3″W / 41.5137917°N 72.746750°W / 41.5137917; -72.746750 (W220CE)	FCC
W220CH	91.9	West Hartford, CT	8	170.2 m (558 ft)	D	41°47′48″N 72°47′52″W / 41.79667°N 72.79778°W / 41.79667; -72.79778 (W220CH)	FCC
W233AG	94.5	New London, CT	55	31 m (102 ft)	D	41°21′11″N 72°06′53″W / 41.35306°N 72.11472°W / 41.35306; -72.11472 (W233AG)	FCC
W233AI	94.5	Sag Harbor, NY	27	48 m (157 ft)	D	40°58′19″N 72°20′54″W / 40.97194°N 72.34833°W / 40.97194; -72.34833 (W233AI)	FCC
W233AJ	94.5	Old Saybrook, CT	38	40 m (130 ft)	D	41°18′35″N 72°23′51″W / 41.30972°N 72.39750°W / 41.30972; -72.39750 (W233AJ)	FCC
W252AS	98.3	New Haven, CT	19	67.7 m (222 ft)	D	41°17′48″N 72°58′25″W / 41.29667°N 72.97361°W / 41.29667; -72.97361 (W252AS)	FCC
W264AJ	100.7	Southampton, NY	250	34 m (112 ft)	D	40°53′36″N 72°23′48″W / 40.89333°N 72.39667°W / 40.89333; -72.39667 (W264AJ)	FCC
W287AZ	105.3	Southport, CT	50	1.6 m (5.2 ft)	D	41°08′53″N 73°15′5″W / 41.14806°N 73.25139°W / 41.14806; -73.25139 (W287AZ)	FCC
W289AX	105.7	East Hampton, NY	10	15.5 m (51 ft)	D	41°00′18″N 72°09′25″W / 41.00500°N 72.15694°W / 41.00500; -72.15694 (W289AX)	FCC

References

1 2 "Alternative radio still has a place on the dial". New Haven Register. June 16, 2002. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
1 2 3 "WMNR's 30th History". WMNR website. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
↑ "WRXC Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
↑ "WGSK Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
↑ "WGRS Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
↑ "Consummation". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. March 31, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2013.

External links

WMNR Fine Arts Radio official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WMNR

Radio-Locator information on WMNR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMNR

Other station data

Radio Stations

Radio stations in the Bridgeport, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	600 690 960 1260 1450 1500 1530

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.5 91.1 95.9 96.7 99.9 107.9

By callsign	WADS WCUM WDJZ WEBE WELI WEZN-FM WFIF WFOX WICC WKLV-FM WMNR WPKN WRKI WSHU WSHU-FM WVOF plus most New York City and some Long Island radio stations

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the Stamford–Norwalk, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	600 800 850 1260 1350 1400 1450 1490 1500 1530 Westchester County, New York 1310

By FM frequency	88.1 90.1 88.5 (WVOF) 88.5 (WEDW-FM) 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.7 91.9 93.3 95.9 98.3 99.9 107.9 Westchester County, New York 90.3 106.3

By callsign	W211AI WAXB WCUM WDAQ WDJZ WEBE WEDW-FM WEZN-FM WFAR WFIF WFME-FM WFOX WGCH WICC WLAD WMNR WNLK WPKN WQXW WRVP WSHU WSHU-FM WSLX WSTC WVOF WWPT WXCI plus most New York City and some Long Island radio stations

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the New Haven, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	690 960 1220 1260 1300 1340 1450 1500

By FM frequency	89.9 90.1 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 98.1 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 105.9 107.9

By callsign	W252AS WADS WAVZ WCUM WDRC-FM WEBE WELI WEZN-FM WFIF WGRS WHCN WKCI-FM WKSS WMRQ-FM WNPR WPLR WQAQ WQUN WRCH WRKI WRXC WSHU WSHU-FM WWEB WWYZ WYBC WYBC-FM WZMX plus most Hartford and New York City radio stations

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the New London, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	980 1180 1230 1310

By FM frequency	88.1 89.1 90.9 92.9 94.5 96.7 97.7 98.3 98.7 100.9 102.3 105.5 106.5 Southern Rhode Island 95.9 99.3 103.7 107.7 Long Island, New York 89.9 94.9 104.7

By callsign	W233AG W258BI ¹ WBLQ WBMW WCNI WCTY WDUP-LP WELJ WICH WJJF WKIV WKNL WMNP WMOS WNLC WPKT WQGN-FM WSKP WSUB-LP WSUF WVEI-FM WWRX WXLM

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut ¹ = Construction permit

Radio stations in the Hudson Valley (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange Counties, New York) market

By AM frequency	910 1110 1150 ¹ 1170 1220 1230 1260 1310 1340 1420 1460 1700 New Jersey 1500

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 (Mount Kisco) 88.9 (Port Jervis) 89.3 90.1 (Stamford) 90.1 (North Salem) 90.3 91.7 92.7 93.5 (New Rochelle) 93.5 (Warwick) 94.1 96.7 97.3 100.7 101.5 103.1 103.9 104.7 105.5 106.3 107.1 107.3

By callsign	W209CJ W228CG W231BP WALL WANZ WARY WBNR WDBY WWES WFAS WFME-FM WGHT WGNY WHUD WJGK WKLV-FM WLJP WLNA WNBM WOSR WPDH WPUT WQXW WRCR WRKL WRPJ WRRV WRVP WRWD-FM WSPK WTBQ WVIP WVOX WWLE WXPK WZAD

Defunct stations	WPUT/1510

New York radio markets Albany–Schenectady–Troy Binghamton Buffalo–Niagara Falls Elmira–Corning Hudson Valley Nassau–Suffolk (Long Island) New York City Olean Plattsburgh Poughkeepsie Rochester Syracuse Utica–Rome Watertown Other New York radio regions Ithaca Jamestown–Dunkirk North Country Saratoga NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in New York ¹ = Construction permit

Radio stations in the Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) market

By AM frequency

Nassau County

Suffolk County

Western & central	540 740 1370 1440 1580

Eastern	1390 1570

By FM frequency

Nassau County

88.1
88.5 ¹ (Plainview) 88.5 ¹ (Syosset)
88.7
90.3
92.7
98.3
101.5
103.5

Suffolk County

Western & central	88.1 88.9 89.3 90.1 91.3 91.9 93.3 94.3 94.9 97.5 102.3 103.1 104.5 105.7 106.1

Eastern	88.3 88.7 ² 89.9 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.9 93.3 93.9 94.5 94.7 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.5 96.9 (East Hampton) 96.9 (Manorville) 98.5 100.3 (Bridgehampton) 100.3 (Westhampton) 100.7 101.7 102.5 103.9 104.7 105.3 105.7 106.5 107.1 107.5

By callsign

plus most New York City and some Connecticut radio stations

Defunct

New York radio markets: Albany–Schenectady–Troy; Binghamton; Buffalo–Niagara Falls; Elmira–Corning; Hudson Valley; Nassau–Suffolk (Long Island); New York City; Olean; Plattsburgh; Poughkeepsie; Rochester; Syracuse; Utica–Rome; Watertown

Other New York radio regions: Ithaca; Jamestown–Dunkirk; North Country; Saratoga

NYC Metro Markets
- Long Island
- Hudson Valley [partial]
- Poughkeepsie
- Middlesex-Somerset-Union
- Monmouth-Ocean
- Morristown
- Bridgeport
- Danbury
- New Haven
- Stamford-Norwalk

See also: List of radio stations in New York

¹ = Under a "Shared Time" agreement. ² = Station is silent.

Classical radio stations in the state of Connecticut

By frequency	88.1 90.1 Shelton 90.1 South Kent 91.5 91.5 91.9 91.9 91.9 91.9 94.5 94.5 98.3 105.3

By callsign	WGRS WGSK WMNR WRXC W218AV W220AC W220CE W220CF W220CH W233AG W233AJ W252AS W287AZ

By city	Fairfield Guilford Huntington Monroe New Haven New London Old Saybrook Shelton Southington South Kent Southport Warren West Hartford

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Connecticut See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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