WRNE

WRNE (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format. Licensed in Gulf Breeze, Florida, the station serves the Pensacola area. It is owned by Media One Communications, Inc.[3] Its studios are in Ensley, Florida (with a Pensacola address), and its transmitter is near Avalon Beach, Florida.

WRNE
CityGulf Breeze, Florida
Broadcast areaPensacola area
BrandingChoice 106.9
Frequency980 kHz
Translator(s)106.9 W295AP (Pensacola)
First air date1956 (as WBOP)[1]
FormatUrban Adult Contemporary
Power4,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
ClassB
Facility ID41010
Transmitter coordinates30°29′0.00″N 87°5′0.00″W
Call sign meaningW Rhythm Nine Eighty
Former call signsWBOP (1956[1]-1985)
WCHZ (1985-1986)[2]
WFXP (1986-1990)[2]
OwnerMedia One Communications, Inc.
Websitechoice980wrne.com

The station was first licensed, as WBOP, on November 27, 1956.[1] The station's call sign was changed to WCHZ on July 18, 1985.[2] On July 3, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WFXP and, on December 28, 1990, to WRNE.[2]

References
  1. History Cards for WRNE, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. "WRNE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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