WPNS (AM)
Broadcast area | Fort Walton Beach area |
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Frequency | 1140 kHz |
Branding | Legends 1140 |
Programming | |
Format | Adult Standards |
Ownership | |
Owner | Tri-City Radio, LLC |
History | |
First air date | 1987-04-21 (as WWOU at 1120) |
Former call signs | WWOU (1987-1988) WBZR (1988-2003) |
Former frequencies | 1120 kHz (1987-2015) |
Call sign meaning | NorthWest Florida |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 72803 |
Class | D |
Power | 3,000 watts day 12 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°30′34.00″N 86°28′34.00″W / 30.5094444°N 86.4761111°W |
WNWF (1140 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a adult standards format. WNWF radio changed it format on 12/10/2016 and is now known as legends 1140 and is now running adult standards.
On November 29, 2013 WNWF was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to move to 1140 kHz, increase day power to 3,000 watts, add critical hours operation with 2,400 watts and add night operation with 12 watts.
History
The station went on the air as WWOU on April 21, 1987. On December 15, 1988, the station changed its call sign to WBZR, and on November 1, 2003 to WNWF.[1]
Tri-City purchased the station in February 2016 and the license transfer was official in May; Tri-City Radio, LLC had been LMA'ing the station since November 2015. (Alabama Broadcast Media Page)
Former logo
References
- ^ "WNWF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WNWF ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database