WRWN
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Broadcast area | Hilton Head, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia |
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Frequency | 107.9MHz |
Branding | Rewind 107.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Affiliations | Jacksonville Jaguars Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WFXH-FM,WGCO,WXYY,WUBB,WHHW | |
History | |
First air date | June 1988citation needed] | (as WIJY at 106.9)[
Former call signs | WXYY (2011–2014) WLOW (1996–2011) WIJY-FM (1996-12-02) WIJY (1987–1996) WTOI (May–December 1987)[1] |
Former frequencies | 106.9MHz (1988–1995) |
Call signmeaning | WReWiNd |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 72387 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 24,000watts |
HAAT | 221 meters (725 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°13′36.0″N80°50′53.0″W/ 32.226667°N 80.848056°W(NAD83) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | rewind1079.com |
WRWN(107.9FM,"Rewind 107.9" ) is aclassic hitsradio stationlicensed toPort Royal, South Carolina,and owned by Dick Broadcasting, through licensee Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee.
History
[edit]The station signed on at 107.1 FM. In June 1988, WLOW began playingnostalgia/big bandon 106.9 FM, one of the few FM stations to play this style of music. For much of 1994, the station became the home of local talk station WHHR-FM "The News and Conversation Station". The station was costly to operate and a strong opposition was formed against the loss of the nostalgia format, which had found a home on99.7 FM.WLOW returned to standards in December, 1994. In 1995, Adventure Radio purchased the station and upgraded it to a class C1 station. WLOW traded frequencies withWIJYat 107.9. Over the years, the music evolved intoadult standardswith somesmooth jazzat night. The standards format continued through late 2005 as "WLOW 107.9 - Good Times, Great Memories" until October 2005. After playing Christmas music during the 2005 holiday season,[2][3]WLOW rebranded itself and launched a new format, a more up-tempoSoft ACon the frequency as "Familiar Favorites - 107.9 The Coast". Although the new format was similar to the previous WLOW, it featured more recent material, from artists such asFrank Sinatra,The Bee Gees,The Beach Boys,Marvin Gaye,Gloria Estefan,andFleetwood Mac.[4]Smooth jazz was played at night.
Afterstuntingwith an allIrish musicformat as "Shamrock 107.9" onSt. Patrick's Day,WLOW flipped from Soft AC toHot ACas Y107.9 - "90's, 2K, & Today!" on March 18, 2011. The call sign was also changed to WXYY.[5]
The new station was programmed by Brad Wells[6]and in less than two years on 107.9 raised thousands of dollars for Susan G. Komen For The Cure Coastal Georgia[7]and also collected over 4,000 for the area United States Marine CorpsToys for TotsDrive.[8]
On March 14, 2014, WXYY's call sign and format were moved to the stronger100.1signal as "Y100". 107.9's call sign was changed to WRWN, which stunted again with an all-Irish musicformat as "Shamrock 107.9". The stunting ended March 18, 2014, when WRWN launched a classic hits format branded as "Rewind 107.9".[9]
In September 2017, Dick Broadcasting announced the purchase of Alpha Media stations in three markets.[10]
On November 1, 2022, WRWN switched toChristmas musicas "Christmas 107.9" for the first time, before returning to the Classic Hits format on December 26.[11]
Previous logos
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Call Sign History".Archivedfrom the original on 2012-10-21.Retrieved2010-08-24.
- ^"WLOW Switches To Christmas 107.9".allaccess.com. 2005-10-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-09-17.Retrieved2011-05-04.
- ^"Hilton Head/Savannah"(PDF).The Triad Frequency. Fall 2005.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2011-07-24.Retrieved2011-05-04.
- ^"Did you hear?".Savannah Morning News.2005-12-28.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-09-17.Retrieved2011-04-28.
- ^"The Triad of Triad Broadcasting Changes in Savannah".radioinsight.com. 2011-03-18.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-03-18.Retrieved2011-04-27.
- ^"Y107.9 - 90's, 2K & Today - Contact Us".Archivedfrom the original on 2014-01-03.Retrieved2014-01-08.
- ^"Y107.9's 2nd Annual Bra Crawl for The Cure - Savannah Events - Key to Savannah".www.keytosavannah.com.Archivedfrom the original on 26 April 2018.Retrieved26 April2018.
- ^"Y107.9 Stuff the Bus toy drive ends Friday".wtoc.com.Archivedfrom the original on 24 November 2016.Retrieved26 April2018.
- ^"Rewind 107.9 Savannah Debuts - RadioInsight".radioinsight.com.18 March 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 18 March 2014.Retrieved26 April2018.
- ^Venta, Lance (2017-09-05)."Dick Broadcasting Acquires Three Markets From Alpha Media".radioinsight.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-09-06.Retrieved2017-09-06.
- ^Venta, Lance (2022-11-02)."Rewind 107.9 Presses Play on Christmas Music".RadioInsight.com.Retrieved2022-11-02.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 72387 (WRWN)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WRWNinNielsen Audio's FM station database