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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
| Branding | "Talk Radio WRAD" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Monticello Media LLC |
| WBRW, WVXL, WPSK-FM, WRAD | |
| History | |
First air date | 1965 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Radford |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73918 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,800 watts |
| HAAT | 20 meters (66 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°8′33″N 80°34′39″W / 37.14250°N 80.57750°W |
| Repeater(s) | 1460 WRAD (Radford) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WRAD-FM (101.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Radford, Virginia, serving Pulaski and Montgomery Counties in Virginia. It simulcasts a talk radio format with co-owned WRAD at 1460 kHz. Programming is also heard on FM translator 103.5 W278AJ in Blacksburg, Virginia.[3]
WRAD-AM-FM are owned by Monticello Media LLC. The studios and offices are on Lee Highway in Radford. WRAD-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,800 watts. The transmitter is on Lee Highway (U.S. Route 11) in Fairlawn, Virginia, near the New River.[4]