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| Broadcast area | Lakeland - Winter Haven |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports Lakeland |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio University of Florida Gators Football Tampa Bay Buccaneers Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hall Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1949 |
| Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25868 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°2′23.00″N81°57′39.00″W / 28.0397222°N 81.9608333°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.1 W296CS (Lakeland, relays WWRZ-HD2) |
| Repeater(s) | 98.3-2 WWRZ-HD2 (Fort Meade) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | foxsportsradiolakeland.com |
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The transmitter is atop the office building where WONN has its studios and offices, on Lime Street at Sikes Boulevard in Lakeland. [3] WONN is powered at 1,000 watts, day and night, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W296CS at 107.1 MHz. [4]
The station first signed on the air on September 15, 1949. [5] In 1981, current owner Hall Communications bought WONN, along with FM sister station 97.5 WPCV in Winter Haven, for $2 million.
On August 5, 2024, WONN changed its format to sports radio from "America's Best Music" - soft oldies and adult standards. It uses programming from Fox Sports Radio and calls itself "Fox Sports Radio Lakeland." It is now the only sports talk station in the Lakeland-Winter Haven radio market. [6]
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