WCNR
Encyclopedia
WCNR is an Adult Album Alternative
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Keswick, Virginia
, serving the City of Charlottesville
and Albemarle
and Western Fluvanna
Counties. WCNR is owned and operated by Saga Communications
.
(near Harrisonburg) on 106.3 FM with the callsign WJNA. Before the station launched, the calls were changed to WBOP. For the time the station was in the Harrisonburg area, it was formatted with Album Oriented Rock.
In August 2006, WBOP's owner Vox Communications sold the station to Saga Communications out of Charlottesville. The station was moved from Churchville to Keswick
and the frequency moved from 106.3 to 106.1.
On September 15, 2006 at 1:06pm, "The Corner" was launched with the WCNR calls. The WBOP calls had been moved to former sister station on 95.5
on August 31, 2006.
", a collection of student shops, bookstores, cafes, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville
, adjacent to the University of Virginia
.
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Keswick, Virginia
Keswick, Virginia
Keswick is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, about six miles east of Charlottesville.Keswick has few businesses, and lacks a central business district. It is predominantly residential, with a mixture of large farms, estates, middle-income, and low-income...
, serving the City of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
and Albemarle
Albemarle County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile...
and Western Fluvanna
Fluvanna County, Virginia
As of 2002, Fluvanna County's population was 20,047. There are 7,387 households, and 5,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 people per square mile . There were 8,018 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
Counties. WCNR is owned and operated by Saga Communications
Saga Communications
Saga Communications is a broadcasting company that owns and operates stations in 26 markets in the United States. The company, which is based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, primarily operates radio stations , but it also operates 9 television stations Saga Communications is a broadcasting...
.
History
WCNR began originally licensed to Churchville, VirginiaChurchville, Virginia
Churchville is a census-designated place in the western part of Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 194. Churchville Elementary School is located there. It is home to the Churchville Public Library, part of the Augusta County Library Branch...
(near Harrisonburg) on 106.3 FM with the callsign WJNA. Before the station launched, the calls were changed to WBOP. For the time the station was in the Harrisonburg area, it was formatted with Album Oriented Rock.
In August 2006, WBOP's owner Vox Communications sold the station to Saga Communications out of Charlottesville. The station was moved from Churchville to Keswick
Keswick, Virginia
Keswick is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, about six miles east of Charlottesville.Keswick has few businesses, and lacks a central business district. It is predominantly residential, with a mixture of large farms, estates, middle-income, and low-income...
and the frequency moved from 106.3 to 106.1.
On September 15, 2006 at 1:06pm, "The Corner" was launched with the WCNR calls. The WBOP calls had been moved to former sister station on 95.5
WBOP
WBOP is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Buffalo Gap, Virginia, serving the Harrisonburg/Staunton area. WBOP is owned and operated by Vox Radio Group.-WSKO:...
on August 31, 2006.
Branding
WCNR's callsign and branding are taken from "The CornerThe Corner (UVA)
The Corner is a seven-block collection of bars, restaurants, bookstores, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, extending from 12 Street Southwest to Chancellor Street. located across the street from the University of Virginia...
", a collection of student shops, bookstores, cafes, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
, adjacent to the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
.