WRON (AM)

WRON

City of license	Ronceverte, West Virginia
Broadcast area	Ronceverte, West Virginia Lewisburg, West Virginia
Branding	"NewsTalk 1400 WRON"
Slogan	"The Valley's Choice"
Frequency	1400 AM kHz
First air date	May 5, 1947
Format	News/Talk
Power	1,000 Watts day and night
Class	C
Facility ID	54596
Transmitter coordinates	37°45′36.0″N 80°27′18.0″W / 37.760000°N 80.455000°W / 37.760000; -80.455000
Callsign meaning	W RONceverte
Affiliations	FOX News Radio Premiere Radio Networks Talk Radio Network West Virginia MetroNews Westwood One
Owner	Radio Greenbrier, LLC
Sister stations	WRLB, WRON-FM, WSLW
Website	WRON Online

WRON is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ronceverte, West Virginia, serving Ronceverte and Lewisburg in West Virginia.^[1] WRON is owned and operated by Radio Greenbrier, LLC.^[2]

History

WRON began broadcasting May 5, 1947, as a Mutual affiliate on 1400 kHz with 250 W of power. The station was started by Bill Blake, who returned to Ronceverte after serving in World War II.^[3]

References

↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
↑ "WRON Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
↑ Broadcasting (PDF). Broadcasting Publications. May 12, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved September 27, 2014.

External links

NewsTalk 1400 WRON Online

Query the FCC's AM station database for WRON

Radio-Locator Information on WRON

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WRON

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