WMNR Fine Arts Radio, Neighbor

<strong>30th Anniversary Concert</strong>

Sunday, May 6, 3:00 pm

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown, CT

All tickets general seating, $10 at door.

Visit wmnr.org for performance details.

WMNR Fine Arts Radio is a public radio station, licensed to the Town of Monroe in Monroe, Connecticut. It is funded entirely by listeners, foundations and businesses.  Here in Monroe it can be found at 88.1 FM.<br><br>WMNR operates 24 hours a day providing classical and fine arts music programming to much of Connecticut and nearby portions of New York. WMNR is one of 385 public radio licensees that meet Corporation for Public Broadcasting standards for professional operation.<br><br>WMNR has approximately 60,000 listeners and 6,000 contributing members. It raises its budget each year from private donations and grants, and has done so since its inception in 1973.<br><br>The station is one of 40 public radio stations in the country that air 90% or more classical music and is the only such station in Southern New England. WMNR generates most of its own programming. It uses just a few nationally-produced programs, including Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin and live concerts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from their summer home at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts.<br><br>