WARR
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| WARR | |
| City of license | Warrenton, North Carolina |
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| Slogan | Hot Hits Great Music |
| Frequency | 1520 kHz |
| Format | Variety |
| Power | 5000 watts daytime 1000 watts Critical Hours |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 31897 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Callsign meaning | WARRenton |
| Owner | Quad Divisions, Inc DBA Darensburg Broadcasting |
| Webcast | listen live |
| Website | warr-1520am.com |
WARR (1520 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format to the Warrenton, North Carolina, USA area. The station is currently owned by Quad Divisions, Inc DBA Darensburg Broadcasting.
WARR went on the air in 1970 in Warren County, North Carolina. Transmitter output was 1000 watts at the time. The station was co-founded by Vernon Steed, owner of the Warren Theater. His partner was Jim Mayers, the owner of WSRC located in Durham, North Carolina at the time. [1] The transmitter power was later increased to 5000 watts during the daytime, but remained at 1000 watts during critical hours. WARR holds a daytime only license.
In 1994, the station was sold to the Johnson Media Group. In 2002, WARR was acquired by Quad Divisions, Inc doing business as Darensburg Broadcasting, headed by Logan Darensburg.
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[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WARR
- Radio Locator Information on WARR
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WARR
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