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.

WRNS
Frequency960kHz
BrandingBet on The Bull
Programming
FormatSports gambling
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Dick Broadcasting
  • (Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee)
WERO,WQSL,WQZL,WRNS-FM,WXQR-FM
History
First air date
February 28, 1937(1937-02-28)
Former call signs
WFTC (1937–1989)
Call signmeaning
Watchful Regional News Service
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36944
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000wattsday
  • 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°16′57.59″N77°39′7.9″W/ 35.2826639°N 77.652194°W/35.2826639; -77.652194
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitebetonthebull

History

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In 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

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WRNS".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^https:// milb /wood-ducks/news/wood-ducks-announce-radio-home-for-2017/c-219710830/t-217829070[dead link]
  3. ^Venta, Lance (September 5, 2017)."Dick Broadcasting Acquires Three Markets From Alpha Media".radioinsight.RetrievedSeptember 6,2017.
  4. ^960 The Bull Bets on VSiN With Sports Betting MoveRadioinsight - August 22, 2023
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