WRNR (740 kHz) is a

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formatted broadcast

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licensed to

Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in and the seat of Berkeley County, West Virginia, in the tip of the state's Eastern Panhandle region in the lower Shenandoah Valley. Its population was 18,835 in the 2021 census estimate, making it the largest city in the E ...

, serving Martinsburg and

Berkeley County, West Virginia Berkeley County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Hagerstown- Martinsburg, MD- WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the co ...

. WRNR is owned and operated by Shenandoah Communications, Inc.

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is a

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frequency on which

CFZM CFZM is a Class A clear-channel radio station, licensed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, broadcasting on the assigned frequency of 740 kHz, and with a low power repeater in downtown Toronto at 96.7 FM. The station airs an oldies format br ...

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, is the dominant Class A station. WRNR must lower its wattage from sunset to sunrise to protect the

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skywave signal of CFZM.

Translator

In addition to the main stations at 740 kHz, WRNR is relayed by an

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to widen its broadcast area.

References

External links

Talk Radio WRNR Online
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RNR The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original Ro ...

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