WRAR-FM

WRAR-FM

City of license	Tappahannock, Virginia
Broadcast area	Northern Neck
Branding	"105-5 WRAR"
Slogan	"The Best Of The 80's, 90's & Today"
Frequency	105.5 MHz
First air date	1971
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Power	6,000 Watts
HAAT	100 Meters
Class	A
Facility ID	55172
Transmitter coordinates	37°52′27.0″N 76°43′37.0″W / 37.874167°N 76.726944°W / 37.874167; -76.726944
Callsign meaning	W RAppahannock River
Affiliations	ABC Radio News
Owner	Real Media, Inc.
Sister stations	WNNT-FM
Webcast	WRAR-FM Webstream
Website	WRAR-FM Online

WRAR-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Tappahannock, Virginia, serving the Northern Neck. WRAR-FM is owned and operated by Real Media, Inc.^[1]

History

The station signed on in 1971, as a sister station to WRAR-AM, and has been a contemporary music station since its beginning. The station used live air personalities during the 1970s and 1980s, but relied on syndicated programming during the 1990s. In the last several years, the station has returned to the use of live local announcers once again.

Notable alumni

Mike Friend: one of the founders of non-commercial WNRN in Charlottesville, VA.
Steve "Mr. Beach" Leonard: after stops at WMXB and WRCL, is now at WZEZ.
Jim Payne: later Operations Manager and Middays at WRVQ in Richmond, VA.

References

↑ "WRAR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

105-5 WRAR Online

Query the FCC's FM station database for WRAR

Radio-Locator information on WRAR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRAR

Radio stations in the Northern Neck (VA/MD) market

By AM frequency	1420 1560 1690

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.7 89.9 89.9 92.3 92.7 97.7 98.3 99.1 101.7 102.1 102.9 104.9 105.5 106.1 107.5 107.9

By callsign	WBQK WCNV WGWS WHRG WHRJ WIGO-FM WKIK WKIK-FM WKWI WMDM WMJS-LP WNNT-FM WPTX WRAR-FM WSMD WTYD WUSH WWXT WXGM WXGM-FM WXMD WXTR

Defunct	WRAR (1000 AM) WSUV-LP (102.3 FM)

Virginia radio markets Bristol Fredericksburg Harrisonburg Norfolk–Newport News–Virginia Beach Richmond Roanoke–Lynchburg Winchester Other Virginia radio regions Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford–Pulaski Bluefield Charlottesville Eastern Shore Farmville Northern Neck Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Southside Southwest Virginia Virginia Highlands Maryland radio markets Baltimore Frederick Hagerstown Salisbury–Ocean City Other Maryland radio regions Cumberland Northern Neck Oakland See also List of radio stations in Virginia List of radio stations in Maryland

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Virginia

Stations	WBQB – Fredericksburg WESR – Onley WHLF – South Boston WINC – Winchester WJVR – Iron Gate WKHF – Lynchburg WKQB - Pocahontas WKWI – Kilmarnock WMQR – Broadway WQMZ – Charlottesville WRAR – Tappahannock WRIC – Richlands WSLQ – Roanoke WSVO – Staunton WTVR – Richmond WUDS-LP - Woodstock WWDE – Hampton WWDW – Alberta WXCF – Clifton Forge WXGM – Gloucester

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia

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