WRNS(960kHz) is anAMradio stationbroadcasting asports gamblingformat featuring programming fromVSiN Radio,as well as an affiliate forCarolina PanthersNFL football.[2]Licensed toKinston, North Carolina,United States, the station is owned by Dick Broadcasting, through licensee Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee.
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| Frequency | 960kHz |
| Branding | Bet on The Bull |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports gambling |
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| Ownership | |
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| WERO,WQSL,WQZL,WRNS-FM,WXQR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | February 28, 1937 |
Former call signs | WFTC (1937–1989) |
Call signmeaning | Watchful Regional News Service |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36944 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°16′57.59″N77°39′7.9″W/ 35.2826639°N 77.652194°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | betonthebull |
History
editIn September 2017, Dick Broadcasting announced the purchase ofAlpha Mediastations in three markets — 18 stations and two translators in total, at a purchase price of $19.5 million.[3]The acquisition of WRNS by Dick Broadcasting was consummated on December 20, 2017.
On August 21, 2023, WRNS relaunched itssports radioformat—previously branded "960 The Bull" withCBS Sports Radioprogramming—with an emphasis on sports gambling, rebranding as "Bet on The Bull" and featuring programming from theVSiNsports betting network.[4]
References
edit- ^"Facility Technical Data for WRNS".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^https:// milb /wood-ducks/news/wood-ducks-announce-radio-home-for-2017/c-219710830/t-217829070[dead link]
- ^Venta, Lance (September 5, 2017)."Dick Broadcasting Acquires Three Markets From Alpha Media".radioinsight.RetrievedSeptember 6,2017.
- ^960 The Bull Bets on VSiN With Sports Betting MoveRadioinsight - August 22, 2023
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 36944 (WRNS)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WRNSinNielsen Audio's AM station database
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