WRNE

WRNE
Broadcast area
Pensacola area
Frequency980 kHz
Branding"Cool 93.7 & 980"
Programming
FormatUrban adult contemporary
AffiliationsThe Touch (Westwood One)
Ownership
OwnerMedia One Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
1956 (as WBOP)
Former call signs
WBOP (1956-1985)
WCHZ (1985–1986)
WFXP (1986–1990)
Call sign meaning
W Rhythm Nine Eighty
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
41010
ClassB
Power4,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
30°29′0.00″N 87°5′0.00″W / 30.4833333°N 87.0833333°W / 30.4833333; -87.0833333
Translator93.7 W229CV (Pensacola)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitecool980am.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. 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. The station's call sign was changed to WCHZ on July 18, 1985. On July 3, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WFXP and, on December 28, 1990, to WRNE.

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.