WMNR - the Town of Monroe

WMNR Fine Arts Radio is a donor-funded department of the Town. We use no Monroe taxpayer funds and are not in the Town Budget except for the funds we pay the Town. WMNR is a special revenue fund whose income can only be used for the station and we retain in our Town fund accounts any unused income each year. Our operations are monitored in part through meetings of the WMNR Commission. The WMNR budget is approved each year by the WMNR Commission, the Monroe Town Council and the Monroe Board of Finance.

The stations and translators of WMNR Fine Arts Radio, including the original station, WMNR in Monroe, CT, are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to the Town of Monroe, CT. The Town is governed by 40 elected officials including a First Selectman and a Town Council. The First Selectman is Terry Rooney. The members of Town Council are: Jonathan Formichella (Chairperson), Dona-Lyn Wales, (Vice-Chairperson), Enid Lipeles, Vincent Duva, Cathy Kohut, Jason Maur, Sean O'Rourke, Nina Gagnon, Kevin Reid.

The Town Council appoints a WMNR Commission to advise the Town on the operations of the station. The WMNR Commission meets quarterly either in the Monroe Town Hall, 7 Fan Road, Monroe, CT or remotely via zoom. Its members are: Brian Quinn (Chairperson), Kathie Loehr, Jim Vance. The regular WMNR Commission meetings in 2026 begin at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3, May 5, September 8 and December 1 only on Zoom. The Zoom link is on the meeting agenda, at monroect.gov/p/wmnr-commission.

For information about attending the meeting, please contact WMNR General Manager Kurt Anderson.