WRFA-LP (107.9
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting in a
community radio
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format. Licensed to
Jamestown, New York
Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamestown is the largest po ...
, the station serves the Jamestown area. The station is currently owned by the
Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. The station first went on air in September 2004.
Dennis Drew
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served as the station's general manager from its launch until he retired in 2021. Since then, it has been led by Jason Sample, who had spent the previous decade as WRFA's news director and worked at other Jamestown radio stations before that.
WRFA-LP is the broadcaster for the
Jamestown Tarp Skunks baseball team.
See also
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List of community radio stations in the United States
This is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States
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External links
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Community radio stations in the United States
Jamestown, New York
RFA-LP
RFA-LP
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