WNRS is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a sports/talk

Sports radio

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 format. Licensed to Herkimer, New York, USA, the station serves the Utica area. The station is currently owned by Arjuna Broadcasting Corp. and features programing from Citadel Media, Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio

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 and Bloomberg Radio

WBBR

WBBR is a radio station broadcasting at 1130 AM in New York City. It airs Bloomberg Radio, a service of Bloomberg L.P. WBBR's format is general and financial news, offering local, national and international news reports along with financial market updates and interviews with corporate executives,...

.

History

The station went on the air as WALY in approximately 1960. on 1987-03-02, the station changed its call sign to WYUT, on 1994-07-20 to the current WNRS, On June 26, 2009, Arjuna Broadcasting Corp. moved the Imus in the Morning

Imus in the Morning

Imus in the Morning is an American radio show hosted by Don Imus on Cumulus Media Networks , and simulcast for television on Fox Business Network....

 show to WNRS from sister station WXUR

WXUR

For the radio station that was run under these call letters under the ownership of Dr. Carl McIntire, see WPHI-FM.WXUR is a radio station broadcasting a [Album Rock]] format. Licensed to Herkimer, New York, USA, the station serves Utica, NY. The station is currently owned by Arjuna Broadcasting...

, which had just flipped to an active rock format.

On March 5, 2010, WNRS lost its ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio

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 affiliation to Galaxy Communications

Galaxy Communications

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. Adopting the brand "The Fox

The Fox (brand)

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," WNRS retained Imus, brought in The Dan Patrick Show

The Dan Patrick Show

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 and The Jim Rome Show

The Jim Rome Show

The Jim Rome Show is a sports radio talk show hosted by Jim Rome. It airs live for three hours each weekday from 9 a.m. to noon Pacific. The show is produced in Los Angeles, California, syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, and can be heard on more than 200 affiliate radio stations in the U.S...

 for middays, and will simulcast WBBR

WBBR

WBBR is a radio station broadcasting at 1130 AM in New York City. It airs Bloomberg Radio, a service of Bloomberg L.P. WBBR's format is general and financial news, offering local, national and international news reports along with financial market updates and interviews with corporate executives,...

in afternoon drive until sunset. (WNRS is believed to be the only AM station to use the "The Fox" branding.)