Broadcast area | Pensacola area |
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Frequency | 980 kHz |
Branding | Choice 106.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Media One Communications, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | 1956 (as WBOP) [1] |
Former call signs | WBOP (1956
[1]-1985) WCHZ (1985-1986) [2] WFXP (1986-1990) [2] |
Call sign meaning | W Rhythm Nine Eighty |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 41010 |
Class | B |
Power | 4,000
watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°29′0.00″N 87°5′0.00″W / 30.4833333°N 87.0833333°W |
Translator(s) | 106.9 W295AP (Pensacola) |
Links | |
Website | choice980wrne.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. [3] 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. [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]