WSFN

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WSFN
WSFN ESPN790-103.7 logo.jpg
Frequency 790 kHz
BrandingESPN Coastal Georgia
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Southern Media Interactive LLC
  • (Southern Media Interactive LLC)
History
First air date
September 1, 1966 [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 29131
Class D
Power 500 watts day
115 watts night
Translator(s) 103.7 W279BC (Brunswick)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website espncoastal.com

WSFN (790 AM) is a sports radio station in Brunswick, Georgia. WSFN programming is simulcast on WFNS 1350 AM and W279BC 103.7 FM. Southern Media Interactive LLC also owns WSEG at Savannah and WFNS at Blackshear.

The station lineup includes Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin, Bob Stevens, Dan Le Batard, The Barb Meade Football Show, ESPN Game Night, and Sports Overnight America, in addition to the Atlanta Braves programming.

Founded on June 1, 1998, "The Fan" SportsRadio 790 WSFN was the first and only full-time, 24-hour all-sports radio station serving Brunswick and The Golden Isles. "The Fan" was one of the highest debuting sports stations in America and is the number one all-sports station of Georgia.[ citation needed ]

In March 2013, Southern Media Interactive, LLC acquired WSFN, WFNS and WSEG and created the Southern Pigskin Radio Network broadcasting all five AM/FM stations into the Brunswick, Savannah, Hilton Head markets.

The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball. [2]

On September 4, 2022, it was announced that Shanks Broadcasting will acquire WSFN and will begin carrying the company's "Sports Superstations" network. [3]

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References

  1. 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. D-158
  2. "Affiliate Radio Stations". The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
  3. "Macon's Sports Superstations To Expand To Savannah & Coastal Georgia". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-09-05.

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