WRNS-FM
City | Kinston, North Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Kinston, North Carolina |
Branding | "95.1 WRNS" |
Slogan | Your Country |
Frequency | 95.1 (MHz) |
Format | Country |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 459 meters |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 36950 |
Owner |
Digity, LLC (NM License, LLC) |
Sister stations | WERO, WQSL, WQZL, WXQR, WLVG |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wrns.com |
WRNS-FM is an FM radio station located in Kinston, North Carolina in the United States.
Its format is a mixture of mainstream and classic country.
Broadcasting at 95.1 MHz, the station has a non-directional signal of 100,000 watts, that reaches "from the capital to the coast". The station has served Kinston and eastern North Carolina since the early 1960s, when it was WFTC-FM. At one time, it was the only country station in the area and had one of the highest market shares of any station.[1] Known for its generosity, the station has held a radiothon for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital annually for the past 5 years. The station is constantly ranked as the #1 station in its market by Arbitron.
WRNS is also broadcast on AM 960 using a 5 kW day omni pattern and at night a 1 kW signal with three towers directional to the south east.
The AM site is located in Kinston, and FM site is located on WCTI-TV's tower north of Trenton, NC. Studios are located in New Bern.
References
- ↑ "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on 2003-02-01. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
External links
- WRNS-FM website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRNS
- Radio-Locator information on WRNS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRNS
Coordinates: 35°16′57″N 77°39′07″W / 35.2826°N 77.6520°W
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