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, serving Pulaski and Montgomery counties in Virginia. WRAD used to be owned and operated by

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, Inc. On September 6, 2018, Cumulus Media announced it will sell its Blacksburg cluster to

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. The sale was approved December 1, 2018.Six areas radio stations sold
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