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| Broadcast area | Fort Myers, Florida |
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| Frequency | 99.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Playa 99.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Tropical music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBCN, WJPT, WRXK-FM, WXKB | |
| History | |
First air date | October 12, 1983 [1] |
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| Technical information [2] | |
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 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | playa993.com |
WWCN (99.3 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers area. WWCN airs a Tropical music format branded as "Playa 99.3"; until 2012, it was an alternative rock radio station, although the active rock flip was confirmed following the flip of sister station WRXK-FM to talk radio. Every December, the station hosted a concert called the "99Xmas Ball".
On June 20, 2013, the then-WJBX took over sister station WWCN's ESPN sports radio programming, with the rock format moving to sister station WRXK. [3] [4]
On May 28, 2021, WWCN changed their format from sports (which moved to WBCN 770 AM North Fort Myers) to tropical, branded as "Playa 99.3". [5]
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