Broadcast area | Pensacola area |
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Frequency | 980 kHz |
Branding | Choice 106.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Media One Communications, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | 1956 (as WBOP) |
Former call signs | WBOP (1956-1985) WCHZ (1985–1986) WFXP (1986–1990) |
Call sign meaning | W Rhythm Nine Eighty |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 41010 |
Class | B |
Power | 4,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°29′0.00″N 87°5′0.00″W / 30.4833333°N 87.0833333°W / 30.4833333; -87.0833333 |
Translator(s) | 106.9 W295AP (Pensacola) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | choice980wrne.com |
WRNE (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format. Licensed to Gulf Breeze, Florida, the station serves the Pensacola area. It is owned by Media One Communications, Inc. Its studios are in Ensley, Florida (with a Pensacola address), and its transmitter is near Avalon Beach, Florida.
The station was first licensed, as WBOP, on November 27, 1956. The station's call sign was changed to WCHZ on July 18, 1985. On July 3, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WFXP and, on December 28, 1990, to WRNE.
References
- ^ History Cards for WRNE, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "Facility Technical Data for WRNE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "WRNE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 41010 (WRNE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WRNE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 150909 (W295AP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W295AP at FCCdata.org
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