WWNR

WWNR
City	Beckley, West Virginia
Broadcast area	Beckley, West Virginia; Oak Hill, West Virginia
Frequency	620 kHz
Branding	WWNR News-Talk 620
Programming
Format	News/Talk/Sports
Ownership
Owner	Southern Communications
Sister stations	WAXS, WBKW, WCIR-FM, WMTD-AM, WMTD-FM, WTNJ
History
First air date	1946
Call sign meaning	WW Nick Rahall; father of original owners
Technical information
Class	D
Power	5,000 Watts daytime; 25 Watts nighttime
ERP	FM: 250 watts
Transmitter coordinates	37°45′18.0″N 81°14′12.0″W / 37.755000°N 81.236667°W
Links
Webcast	WWNR Webstream
Website	WWNR Online

WWNR is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Beckley and Oak Hill in West Virginia. WWNR is owned and operated by Southern Communications.

WWNR began broadcasting in 1946 on 1450 kHz. It was an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. In 1951 the station changed its frequency to 620 kHz and increased its power output.

WWNR is currently using a 250-watt translator on 101.1 FM. The transmitter site is on Sullivan Hill south of Beckley.

External links[]

WWNR News-Talk 620 Online
History of WWNR
WWNR in the FCC AM station database
WWNR on Radio-Locator
WWNR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

W266AZ in the FCC FM station database

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