WRAR-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Tappahannock, Virginia

Tappahannock, Virginia

Tappahannock is the oldest town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,068 at the 2000 census. Located on the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex County...

, serving the Northern Neck

Northern Neck

The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This peninsula is bounded by the Potomac River on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south. It encompasses the following Virginia counties: Lancaster,...

. WRAR-FM is owned and operated by Real Media, Inc.

History

The station signed on in 1971, as a sister station to WRAR-AM, and has been a contemporary music station since its beginning. The station used live air personalities during the 1970s and 1980s, but relied on syndicated programming during the 1990s. In the last several years, the station has returned to the use of live local announcers once again.

Notable alumni

• Mike Friend: one of the founders of non-commercial WNRN
  WNRN
  WNRN is a Public Radio, Modern rock, Adult album alternative, and Hip Hop formatted radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Central and Western Virginia...
  
   in Charlottesville, VA.
• Steve "Mr. Beach" Leonard: after stops at WMXB and WRCL
  WBTJ
  WBTJ is a Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area. WBTJ is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications....
  
  , is now at WZEZ
  WZEZ
  WZEZ is an Easy Listening formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Goochland, Virginia, serving Goochland and Goochland County, Virginia. WZEZ is owned and operated by Hoffman Communications, Inc....
  
  .
• Jim Payne: later Operations Manager and Middays at WRVQ
  WRVQ
  WRVQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Central Virginia. WRVQ is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-External links:*...
  
  in Richmond, VA.

External links

• 105-5 WRAR Online