WKTR is a Country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Earlysville, Virginia

Earlysville, Virginia

Earlysville is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, roughly north of Charlottesville. It is named for John Early, who in 1822 bought just under of land that now comprise a portion of the town. Earlysville has a small central business district , with a grocery...

, serving Charlottesville

Charlottesville, Virginia

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 area. WKTR is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.

History

In Mid-2010, WKTR dropped its Sports

Sports radio

Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...

 format for Contemporary Christian simulcasting WXRI

WXRI

WXRI is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Positive Alternative Radio and features programing from Salem Communications...

, a sister station, in North Carolina. On January 1, 2011, WKTR switched from that simulcast to another sister station in Virginia, this time WBNN-FM

WBNN-FM

WBNN-FM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dillwyn, Virginia, serving Buckingham County, Virginia. WBNN-FM is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.-History:The station first took its callsign WBCS on September 26, 1997....

, with a Country format.

External links

• Big Country 105.3 Online