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WNOO
Broadcast areaChattanooga, Tennessee
Frequency1260 kHz
BrandingWNOO 1260 am 107.3 fm
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary/gospel
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
OwnerClear Media, LLC
History
Call sign meaning
ChattaNOOga
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53955
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
25 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°03′08″N 85°16′22″W / 35.05222°N 85.27278°W / 35.05222; -85.27278
Translator(s)101.1 MHz W266EA (Chattanooga)
Links
Public license information
Websitewnooradio.com

WNOO (1260 AM) is an urban contemporary/gospel station serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee market, in the United States.

FM translator

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In addition to the main station, WNOO is relayed by an FM translator in order to widen the broadcast area, especially at night when WNOO AM reduces power to 25 watts. The FM translator also gives the listener another option, namely FM with high-fidelity sound.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W266EA 101.1 FM Chattanooga, Tennessee 141682 99 −20 m (−66 ft) D LMS

History

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On December 30, 1960, Jerry Tucker of WNOO interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just before the civil rights leader gave a speech at Chattanooga's Memorial Auditorium.[2] On January 1, 2006, WTUN started simulcasting with WNOO after its classic country format was moved to WNGA. After a few months of simulcasting with WNOO, WTUN 101.9 then changed their calls to WOCE and is now a Spanish-language broadcaster.

On May 16, 2019, a city construction crew accidentally hit a guy wire to the station's tower causing it to crash down and knock the station off the air. The station set up a temporary tower so it can operate at reduced power and the station continued to broadcast via streaming audio. The city is paying for a replacement tower.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNOO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "1960 MLK Interview". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Update: City to pay almost $200,000 to replace toppled radio tower". 20 May 2019.
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