WARR (1520 AM) is a

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broadcasting an

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Variety format to the

Warrenton, North Carolina Warrenton is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 862 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Warrenton, now served by U.S. Route 158, U.S. routes 158 and U.S. Route 401 in North ...

, United States, area. The station is currently owned by Logan Darensburg d/b/a Darensburg Broadcasting. WARR went on the air in 1970 in Warren County, North Carolina. Transmitter output was 1,000 watts at the time. The station was co-founded by Vernon Steed, owner of the Warren Theater. His partner was Jim Mayers, the owner of WSRC located in Durham, North Carolina at the time. The transmitter power was later increased to 5,000 watts during the daytime, but remained at 1,000 watts during critical hours. WARR holds a daytime-only license. In 1994, the station was sold to the Johnson Media Group. In 2002, WARR was acquired by Quad Divisions, Inc

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Darensburg Broadcasting, headed by Logan James Darensburg, II. Currently, Reverend Dr. Lilipiana D. Darensburg serves as General Manager and President of the station. During 2011, WARR aired some North Carolina Central University sports events."The shots not to be heard around the Triangle," '' The Herald-Sun'', December 1, 2011, p. B1. In July 2024, the station became an affiliate of the syndicated

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show " Floydian Slip."

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