WRNA

WRNA (1140 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel radio format. Licensed to China Grove, North Carolina, it serves Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. It is owned by South Rowan Broadcasting and is simulcast with co-owned WRKB 1460 AM in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

WRNA

China Grove, North Carolina
Frequency	1140 kHz
Programming
Format	Southern Gospel (WRKB simulcast)
Affiliations	Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	South Rowan Broadcasting Co (Carl L. Ford)
Sister stations	WRKB
History
First air date	November 1979
Call sign meaning	We're Rowan's Newest Alternative (former format)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts daytime 250 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	35°34′20″N 80°35′21″W
Translator(s)	93.7 MHz W229DL (China Grove)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	fordbroadcasting.com/fbn.htm

By day, WRNA is powered at 1,000 watts, using a directional antenna. But 1140 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A XEMR Monterrey, Mexico, and WRVA Richmond, Virginia. So to avoid interference, WRNA must sign off at night. During critical hours, it is powered at 250 watts.

History

The station signed on in November 1979.

Carl L Ford's first job was at WRKB in Kannapolis, which was owned by Bill Hefner at the time. Now Ford and his wife Angela own Ford Broadcasting, which owns WRKB and WRNA. The two stations broadcast the same programming, and Ford hosts a morning show on both stations.^[1]