City | Ronceverte, West Virginia |
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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 |
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 | WKCJ, 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. WRON is owned and operated by Radio Greenbrier, LLC.
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.