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) [1] |
Former call signs | WBOP (1956 [1] -1985) WCHZ (1985–1986) [2] WFXP (1986–1990) [2] |
Call sign meaning | W Rhythm Nine Eighty |
Technical information [3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 41010 |
Class | B |
Power | 4,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°29′0.00″N87°5′0.00″W / 30.4833333°N 87.0833333°W |
Translator(s) | 106.9 W295AP (Pensacola) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | choice980wrne.com |
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