WNOR-FM
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| City | Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area |
Hampton Roads Northeastern North Carolina |
| Branding | "FM99 WNOR" |
| Slogan | "FM99 Rocks!" |
| Frequency | 98.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1961 |
| Format | Active Rock |
| ERP | 46,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 158 Meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 67080 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°50′4.0″N 76°16′11.0″W / 36.834444°N 76.269722°W |
| Callsign meaning | W NORfolk |
| Affiliations |
Sixx Sense Rumble in the Morning |
| Owner | Saga Communications (Tidewater Communications, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WAFX, WJOI |
| Webcast | WNOR Webstream |
| Website | WNOR Online |
WNOR is an Active Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina. WNOR is owned and operated by Saga Communications.
WNOR broadcasts in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.
During the 60s WNOR-FM was an easy listening station, and at one point employed an all-female air staff, a revolutionary move at the time. In 1969 the station began airing a progressive rock format from 9pm-6am. They abandoned the "split-format" approach in 1974 and began playing rock full-time. The station’s Arbitron ratings quickly took off, culminating in the station’s rise to #1 – the first time an FM station in the Norfolk market had achieved #1 status.
The station's morning programming is dominated by the Rumble in the Morning show, which broadcasts from 5:30AM to 10:00AM. Afterwards, the programming is composed of a 20-song marathon at 10 AM, then Shelley's Lunch Box. WNOR also carries the nationally syndicated Sixx Sense. Currently, on air talent includes Shelley during the rest of the morning and early afternoon, Eric from 2 PM until Sixx Sense starts at 7, Stephen Hill (formerly the traffic reporter, as well as a former DJ for defunct competitor WXMM) on weekend afternoons, Adam (also the board operator for Rumble) on Saturday nights, Rod Fitzwell (also Sports Director for Rumble In The Morning) on Sunday mornings, and other part-time staffers on Sundays. Sean Hood handles traffic reports for both Rumble in the Morning and Eric from 3:25 to 5:55 with Dave Taylor as back up traffic reporter.
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