WMNA is a
Classic Country
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Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...
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Talk Radio
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formatted
broadcast
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radio station
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Gretna, Virginia
Gretna is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The Gretna Commercial Historic District and Yates Tavern are listed ...
, serving the
Gretna,
Chatham
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Places and jurisdictions Canada
* Chatham Islands (British Columbia)
* Chatham Sound, British Columbia
* Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi
* Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...
and Northern
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 60,501. Chatham is the county seat.
Pittsylvania County is included in the Danville, VA Micropolitan Statistical Ar ...
. WMNA is owned and operated by 3 Daughters Media.
Transmission
The station's antenna system uses two towers arranged in a
directional array
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that concentrates its signal toward the northeast. The transmitter and towers are located southeast of Gretna along Zion Road. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, both towers are tall.
FCC Antenna Structure Registration database
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References
External links
MNA
Radio stations established in 1956
1956 establishments in Virginia
Classic country radio stations in the United States
Talk radio stations in the United States
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