WRAR (AM)

WRAR
City Tappahannock, Virginia
Broadcast area Tappahannock, Virginia
Warsaw, Virginia
Frequency 1000 kHz
First air date November 1, 1970
Format Dark
Power 300 Watts daytime only
Class D
Facility ID 55170
Transmitter coordinates 37°52′27.0″N 76°43′37.0″W / 37.874167°N 76.726944°W / 37.874167; -76.726944
Callsign meaning W RAppahannock River
Owner A.C.T.I.O.N., Inc.

WRAR was a broadcast radio station licensed to Tappahannock, Virginia, serving Tappahannock and Warsaw in Virginia and was owned and operated by A.C.T.I.O.N., Inc.[1]

History

The station began broadcasting on November 1, 1970.[2] In the 1980s, the station aired a MOR-Adult contemporary format.[2][3] WRAR last aired a religious format as an affiliate of the LifeTalk Radio Network. The station's last owner was A.C.T.I.O.N., Inc.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "WRAR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. 1 2 Sol Joseph Taishoff, "Broadcasting Cable Yearbook", R.R. Bowker, (1980) p. 73
  3. "Across the Dial", Broadcasting Publications, (1983) p. 111. Accessed August 17, 2015
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