It’s built a reputation over the last quarter-century as a hub of listener-supported “Independent Music Radio,” broadcasting to Charlottesville, Richmond, Lynchburg, Harrisonburg, Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Now, the parent of WNRN is adding an AM radio station with an FM translator.
Stu-Comm Inc., a not-for-profit entity headquartered in Charlottesville, is acquiring WRJR-AM in Claremont, Va., and FM translator W273DZ.
The latter facility at 102.5 MHz covers Colonial Williamsburg.
WRJR is a Class D daytimer with a booming signal at 670 kHz covering the entire Hampton Roads region, plus much of Richmond to the west. It’s a Norfolk DMA signal during daylight hours that must shrink to a mere three watts at night, putting a signal only over tiny Surry, Va., to the southwest of Williamsburg.
The seller is Iglesia Nueva Vida de High Point, and the Hispanic broadcast ministry and church is earning $310,000 from the sale.
A 10% escrow deposit is being held by broker Beth Griffin of Griffin Media Partners. She served as Iglesia Nueva Vida’s broker of record.
Representing the buyer is Andrew Guest of Guest Technology.
