WFNR was a

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formatted

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licensed to Blacksburg, Virginia, serving the New River Valley. WFNR was last owned and operated by

Monticello Media Monticello Media is a broadcast corporation that operates six radio stations and two translators in the Charlottesville, Virginia area. The company was formed in 2007 following the purchase of stations previously owned by Clear Channel Communic ...

after its 2018 purchase of Cumulus Media's Blacksburg– Christiansburg cluster. WFNR went off the air on January 31, 2019, due to equipment failures at its transmitter site. The station had

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to remain silent until July 31. Its license was cancelled on February 11, 2022, for being off the air for 3 years.

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FCC Station Search Details: DWFNR
(Facility ID: 67588)
FCC History Cards for WFNR
(covering 1966-1981 as WQBX) 1974 establishments in Virginia 2022 disestablishments in Virginia Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1974 Radio stations disestablished in 2022 FNR FNR FNR {{Virginia-radio-station-stub