WTON-FM

WTON-FM
City Staunton, Virginia
Broadcast area Staunton, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia
Branding "Star 94.3"
Slogan "Classic Hits"
Frequency 94.3 MHz
First air date November 1990[1]
Format Classic Hits[2]
Classic rock[3]
Power 340 Watts
HAAT 680 Meters
Class B1
Facility ID 50078
Transmitter coordinates 38°9′55.0″N 79°18′51.0″W / 38.165278°N 79.314167°W / 38.165278; -79.314167
Callsign meaning W StaunTON
Affiliations Dial Global's Classic Rock network
WVIR-TV
Owner High Impact Communications, Inc.
Sister stations WTON
Webcast WTON-FM Webstream
Website WTON-FM Online

WTON-FM (94.3 FM) is a Classic Hits and Classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Staunton, Virginia, serving Staunton and Augusta County, Virginia. WTON is owned and operated by High Impact Communications, Inc.[4]

The station can be heard as far away as Lexington to the South. To the North, it can be heard up to Harrisonburg. WTON-FM can also be heard as far east as Waynesboro.

History

The station first took its callsign on February 11, 1988 and officially launched in November 1990 with a Light Adult Contemporary format, branded as "Star 94.3". In mid-January 2005, WTON switched to Classic Hits and Classic rock, as "Classic Hits; Star 94.3".[5]

Sale

In late January 2008, WTON-FM and sister WTON-AM were put up for sale on eBay.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=FA15&band=fm&callLetter=WTON
  3. ↑ http://star94radio.com/
  4. ↑ "WTON Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "Pioneer Media Alliance changes station format". VARTV.com. January 18, 2005.
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