WWRE
MHz | |
| Branding | Rewind 105.1 |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHBG, WMQR, WQPO, WSIG, WSVA | |
| History | |
First air date | March 3, 1989 (as WRDJ-FM)[2] |
Former call signs | WRDJ-FM (1989–1993) WAMM-FM (1993–2002) WJDV (2002–2005) WBHB-FM (2005–2008) WTGD (2008–2015) WWRE (2015–Present)[3] |
Call sign meaning | WW REwind |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73935 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°27′8.0″N 78°54′32.0″W / 38.452222°N 78.908889°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | rewind1051.com |
WWRE (105.1
History
The station first took its callsign WRDJ on March 1, 1989 and officially launched two days later on March 3 and carried a classic rock format.
WAMM 105.1
On November 26, 1993, the callsign was changed from WRDJ-FM to WAMM-FM. The WRDJ callsign was moved to 104.9 FM, located in Roanoke, Virginia two weeks later on December 15.[6] While WAMM-FM flipped the format from Classic rock to Country,[7] branded as "WAMM 105.1; Great Country, Less Talk". It became a sister station of WAMM-AM at 1230 AM, which had also carried a Country format at the time.
Lite Rock 105.1
WAMM-FM was a sister station of WAMM-AM until September 16, 2002, when the callsign was changed to WJDV and the
Magic 105.1
On February 7, 2005, WJDV swapped calls and formats with WBHB-FM at 96.1 FM, making the station an Oldies format, branded as "Magic 105.1". The station played music from the 1950s through the 1970s.[8] During its time with the WBHB-FM callsign, the station went through several formats until the callsign was changed to WTGD on December 1, 2008.
Classic Hits 105.1
On March 22, 2005, WBHB-FM swapped its "Magic 105.1" branding, and thus changing the format/branding to "Classic Hits 105.1",[9]
Classic Rock 105.1
On the night of March 21, 2006, WBHB-FM yet again swapped its "Classic Hits 105.1" branding/format to "Classic Rock 105.1".[10]
Rock 105.1
On September 20, 2007, WBHB-FM segued from Classic rock to Active rock, branded as "Rock 105.1".[11] Previously, while carrying both a Classic rock and Active rock format, WBHB-FM had been carrying the syndicated radio program Nights with Alice Cooper, and was then moved to WACL at 98.5 FM.
Country Legends 105.1
On April 1, 2008, WBHB-FM yet again changed the format from
WTGD
M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc. bought the station, which had previously been owned by Verstandig Broadcasting, and on December 1, 2008, WBHB-FM switched its callsign to WTGD.[13]
La Grand D
A week later on December 9 at midnight, WTGD dropped its
105.1 Bob Rocks
In mid-March 2010, WTGD returned to Active rock that it did from September 20, 2007 to April 1, 2008 when it held the WBHB-FM callsign, only this time, the branding would become "105.1 Bob Rocks; Harrisonburg's Real Rock Station".[15]
Rewind 105.1
On July 31, 2015, WTGD changed the callsign to WWRE while the sale of Verstandig Broadcasting of Harrisonburg to Saga Communications was closed at a purchase price of $9.64 million. On August 1, 2015, the station began stunting with an announcement that the station had been "hacked" (like Saga's
References
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Stations in the US" (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWRE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WWRE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org.
- ^ "Stations in the US" (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Flip-flop in Harrisonburg". VARTV.com. February 8, 2005.
- ^ "WBHB goes Classic Hits". VARTV.com. March 23, 2005.
- ^ "VARTV News Archives - March/April 2006". VARTV.com. March 22, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "VARTV News Archives - September/October 2007". VARTV.com. September 20, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Well, let's try this". VARTV.com. April 1, 2008.
- ^ "VARTV News Archives - November/December 2008". VARTV.com. December 3, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Spanish FM comes to...Harrisonburg". VARTV.com. December 10, 2008.
- ^ "VerStandig Harrisonburg News". VARTV.com. April 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "Saga Launches Rewind & More In Harrisonburg". RadioInsight. August 3, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
External links
- Rewind 105.1 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 73935 (WWRE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWRE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database