WRON-FM
Encyclopedia
WRON-FM is a country
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Lewisburg, West Virginia
, serving the Lewisburg
/Ronceverte
/Rainelle
/Union
area. WRON-FM is owned and operated by Radio Greenbrier, Inc.
would be swapped to Radio Greenbrier, Inc. for WRON-FM. This took place on August 1st, 2008. WKCJ (now at 97.7) has applied to move south to Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia (which is between Roanoke
and Christiansburg
).
The swap will ensure that when Todd P. Robinson, Inc. moves the 97.7 frequency, WRON-FM will continue to have an FM station serving Greenbrier County, West Virginia
.
Country music
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formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Lewisburg, West Virginia
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Lewisburg is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,830 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greenbrier County.-Geography:Lewisburg is located at ....
, serving the Lewisburg
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Lewisburg is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,830 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Greenbrier County.-Geography:Lewisburg is located at ....
/Ronceverte
Ronceverte, West Virginia
Ronceverte is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, on the Greenbrier River. The population was 1,557 at the 2000 census.- Culture and History :...
/Rainelle
Rainelle, West Virginia
Rainelle is a town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,545 at the 2000 census.-History:Rainelle was named for the Raine family. Thomas and his brother John Raine moved there from Pennsylvania in 1906 to exploit one of the last large stands of virgin hardwoods in...
/Union
Union, West Virginia
Union is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-History:...
area. WRON-FM is owned and operated by Radio Greenbrier, Inc.
Station swap
All Access reported on September 20th, 2007 that Todd P. Robinson, Inc.'s WKCJWKCJ
WKCJ is an Oldies/Classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ronceverte, West Virginia, serving the Ronceverte/Lewisburg area. WKCJ is owned and operated by Todd P. Robinson, Inc.-Station Swap:...
would be swapped to Radio Greenbrier, Inc. for WRON-FM. This took place on August 1st, 2008. WKCJ (now at 97.7) has applied to move south to Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia (which is between Roanoke
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
and Christiansburg
Christiansburg, Virginia
Christiansburg is a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. The population was 21,041 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County...
).
The swap will ensure that when Todd P. Robinson, Inc. moves the 97.7 frequency, WRON-FM will continue to have an FM station serving Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,453 people, 14,571 households, and 9,922 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 17,644 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
.