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WRWN
Broadcast areaHilton Head, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia
Frequency107.9MHz
BrandingRewind 107.9
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsJacksonville Jaguars Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Dick Broadcasting
  • (Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee)
WFXH-FM,WGCO,WXYY,WUBB,WHHW
History
First air date
June 1988(1988-06)(as WIJY at 106.9)[citation needed]
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 ID72387
ClassC2
ERP24,000watts
HAAT221 meters (725 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°13′36.0″N80°50′53.0″W/ 32.226667°N 80.848056°W/32.226667; -80.848056(NAD83)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiterewind1079.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

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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

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References

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  1. ^"Call Sign History".Archivedfrom the original on 2012-10-21.Retrieved2010-08-24.
  2. ^"WLOW Switches To Christmas 107.9".allaccess.com. 2005-10-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-09-17.Retrieved2011-05-04.
  3. ^"Hilton Head/Savannah"(PDF).The Triad Frequency. Fall 2005.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2011-07-24.Retrieved2011-05-04.
  4. ^"Did you hear?".Savannah Morning News.2005-12-28.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-09-17.Retrieved2011-04-28.
  5. ^"The Triad of Triad Broadcasting Changes in Savannah".radioinsight.com. 2011-03-18.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-03-18.Retrieved2011-04-27.
  6. ^"Y107.9 - 90's, 2K & Today - Contact Us".Archivedfrom the original on 2014-01-03.Retrieved2014-01-08.
  7. ^"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.
  8. ^"Y107.9 Stuff the Bus toy drive ends Friday".wtoc.com.Archivedfrom the original on 24 November 2016.Retrieved26 April2018.
  9. ^"Rewind 107.9 Savannah Debuts - RadioInsight".radioinsight.com.18 March 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 18 March 2014.Retrieved26 April2018.
  10. ^Venta, Lance (2017-09-05)."Dick Broadcasting Acquires Three Markets From Alpha Media".radioinsight.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-09-06.Retrieved2017-09-06.
  11. ^Venta, Lance (2022-11-02)."Rewind 107.9 Presses Play on Christmas Music".RadioInsight.com.Retrieved2022-11-02.
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