WRNE

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WRNE
Broadcast area Pensacola area
Frequency 980 kHz
Branding"Cool 93.7 & 980"
Ownership
OwnerMedia 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 / 30.4833333; -87.0833333
Translator 93.7 W229CV (Pensacola)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://www.cool980am.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. [4] 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. [1] The station's call sign was changed to WCHZ on July 18, 1985. [2] On July 3, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WFXP and, on December 28, 1990, to WRNE. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 History Cards for WRNE, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WRNE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "WRNE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.