City | Beckley, West Virginia |
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Broadcast area |
Beckley, West Virginia Oak Hill, West Virginia |
Branding | "WWNR News-Talk 620" |
Frequency | 620 kHz |
First air date | 1946 |
Format | News/Talk/Sports |
Power | 5,000 Watts daytime 25 Watts nighttime |
Class | D |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°45′18.0″N 81°14′12.0″W / 37.755000°N 81.236667°W |
Callsign meaning |
WW Nick Rahall father of original owners |
Owner | Southern Communications |
Sister stations | WAXS, WBKW, WCIR-FM, WMTD-AM, WMTD-FM, WTNJ |
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.