WRAD-FM

WRAD-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency101.7 MHz
Branding"Talk Radio WRAD"
Programming
FormatTalk radio
NetworkFox News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerMonticello Media LLC
WBRW, WVXL, WPSK-FM, WRAD
History
First air date
1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Former call signs
  • WRAD-FM (1965–1978)[1]
  • WRIQ (1978–1998)
  • WNRV-FM (1998–1999)
  • WBXW (1999–2002)
  • WWBU (2002–2018)
Call sign meaning
Radford
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73918
ClassA
ERP5,800 watts
HAAT20 meters (66 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°8′33″N 80°34′39″W / 37.14250°N 80.57750°W / 37.14250; -80.57750
Repeater(s)1460 WRAD (Radford)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wradradio.com

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]

  1. ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 24, 1978. p. 67.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRAD-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W278AJ
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRAD-FM