WTON-FM

WTON-FM

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Staunton, Virginia
Broadcast area	Staunton, Virginia Augusta County, Virginia Southern Rockingham County, Virginia Northern Rockbridge County, Virginia
Frequency	94.3 MHz
Branding	Star 94.3
Programming
Format	Classic hits Classic rock
Affiliations	Westwood One's Classic Rock network WVIR-TV
Ownership
Owner	High Impact Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WTON
History
First air date	November 1990
Call sign meaning	W StaunTON
Technical information
Facility ID	50078
Class	B1
ERP	340 watts
HAAT	680 meters
Transmitter coordinates	38°9′55.0″N 79°18′51.0″W
Links
Webcast	WTON-FM Webstream

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.

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".

Sale

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

External links

• WTON in the FCC FM station database
• WTON on Radio-Locator
• WTON in Nielsen Audio's FM station database