WWCN

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WWCN
Broadcast area Southwest Florida
Frequency 99.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingPlaya 99.3
Programming
Format Tropical music
Ownership
Owner
WBCN, WJPT, WRXK-FM, WXKB
History
First air date
October 12, 1983;41 years ago (1983-10-12)
Former call signs
  • WQEZ (1983–1990)
  • WZCR (1990–1992)
  • WJBX (1992–2013)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 74286
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 142 meters (466 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 26°29′17″N81°55′44″W / 26.488°N 81.929°W / 26.488; -81.929
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website playa993.com

WWCN (99.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fort Myers Beach, Florida, airing a Tropical music format branded as "Playa 99.3". It is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group with studios on South Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) in Estero.

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WWCN is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts.

History

The station signed on the air on October 12, 1983;41 years ago. [2] Its original call sign was WOEZ. As the call letters imply, it had an easy listening sound. [3] It was powered at 3,000 watts, a fraction of its current output.

From the early 2000s until 2012, it was alternative rock station WJBX, although it flipped later to active rock after its sister station WRXK-FM switched to hot talk. Every December, WJBX hosted a concert called the "99Xmas Ball".

On June 20, 2013, WJBX took over sister station 770 WWCN's ESPN sports radio programming, with the rock format moving back to sister station WRXK-FM. [4] [5]

On May 28, 2021, the ESPN Radio format returned to 770 AM. At that point, WWCN changed its format to tropical music, branded as "Playa 99.3". [6] (Playa is Spanish for Beach.)

WWCN ESPN99.3 logo.png

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWCN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Averill, Roslyn (October 13, 1983). "Easy-listening radio station to broadcast from Beach". News-Press. p. 2B. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1985 page B-54. Retrieved Feb. 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ Beasley Announces Multiple Format Changes At SW Florida Cluster
  5. ↑ Beasley Plays Musical Chairs In Fort Myers
  6. ↑ Playa & ESPN Move To New Locations In Fort Myers Radioinsight - May 28, 2021
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