WNRN

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WNRN is a multi-format, non-commercial, public radio station in Charlottesville, Virginia, broadcasting on 91.9 MHz FM, and owned by Stu-Comm, Inc. WNRN has been solely supported by listeners and underwriters, and largely volunteer staffed since its inception in August, 1996. Along with WWWV, WCJZ, WVTW, WUVA, and WTJU, WNRN's transmitter is on Carter's Mountain, about three miles south of Charlottesville.

Principally WNRN broadcasts modern rock and adult album alternative formats with an acoustic music morning show, and hip hop and special shows at night and on the weekends. WNRN also offers film reviews, local news, weather reports, and a weekly call-in talk show.

WNRN's primary coverage area on 91.9 FM has an unusually long range for a class A station; covering over 60 miles away from the south and east. However, as general manager Mike Friend says, "what the terrain giveth, the terrain taketh away." He notes that the station only reaches about 20 miles to the West. Staunton and Waynesboro, Virginia are serviced on translator 88.1 FM (W201CN Afton). Serving Lynchburg, Virginia, WNRN shares a frequency with Sweet Briar College on 89.9 FM (WNRS-FM Sweetbriar), and broadcasts all but a few hours of the day when locally-originated programming airs on WNRS-FM. WNRN also broadcasts on translator 103.1 in Midlothian, Virginia, which places a marginal signal into Richmond, Virginia. On April 13th, 2006, WNRN added a translator on 95.9 FM serving Lexington, Virginia. On August 17, 2006, religious broadcaster Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. was granted a license to rebroadcast WNRN on a translator in Harrisonburg, Virginia on 95.1 FM. Two WNRN segments are available for download as podcasts through the Charlottesville Podcasting Network and iTunes: the 91 Seconds on Film movie reviews, as well as The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore. In studio guests have included John Mayer, Frank Black, Wyclef Jean, Dar Williams, The GZA, Dave Matthews, and Bono.

WNRN's General Manager is Mike Friend; the Assistant General Manager is Anne Williams, the operations manager is Tim Davis. Some of its more popular on air personalities are Mike Seay, Jaz Tupelo, Isabelle Stanton, Ronda Chollock and Myke Reiser.