WNRS-FM
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WNRS-FM is a Public Radio and Modern Rock
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Sweet Briar, Virginia
, serving Amherst
and Amherst County, Virginia
. WNRS is owned and operated by Sweet Briar College
.
WNRS simulcasts WNRN-FM
full-time except during Sweet Briar College sessions. When the college is in session, local shows are aired Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 pm to midnight.
(FCC) allow it to become a "Class B" station, move to 89.5 on the FM dial, and increase its power to 20,000 watt
s. "The new request for the antenna location would be 25 miles to the east of Lynchburg. Currently, it is 12 miles north of the city."
According to the Commission, WNRS-FM has received a construction permit to 89.5 as a class B station with antenna located near Appomattox
. No word on when the station will make the move, although the new signal will put a city-grade signal from Forest to Farmville and cover much of Southside Virginia.
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Sweet Briar, Virginia
Sweet Briar, Virginia
Sweet Briar is an unincorporated community in Amherst County in the central part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is approximately 11 miles northeast of Lynchburg. Sweet Briar is best known for being the home of Sweet Briar College, a women's college founded there in 1901...
, serving Amherst
Amherst, Virginia
Amherst is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Amherst County.Amherst is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
and Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,894 people, 11,941 households, and 8,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile . There were 12,958 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...
. WNRS is owned and operated by Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar College is a liberal arts women's college in Sweet Briar, Virginia, about north of Lynchburg, Virginia. The school's Latin motto translates as: "She who has earned the rose may bear it."...
.
WNRS simulcasts WNRN-FM
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...
full-time except during Sweet Briar College sessions. When the college is in session, local shows are aired Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 pm to midnight.
Power increase
VARTV.com reports that WNRS-FM has requested the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) allow it to become a "Class B" station, move to 89.5 on the FM dial, and increase its power to 20,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s. "The new request for the antenna location would be 25 miles to the east of Lynchburg. Currently, it is 12 miles north of the city."
According to the Commission, WNRS-FM has received a construction permit to 89.5 as a class B station with antenna located near Appomattox
Appomattox
Appomattox may refer to:*Appomattox, Virginia, a town*Appomattox County, Virginia* Appomattox Basin, a name for the Tri-Cities, Virginia region*Appomattox Court House, a court house in Virginia...
. No word on when the station will make the move, although the new signal will put a city-grade signal from Forest to Farmville and cover much of Southside Virginia.