WWCN
City | Fort Myers Beach, Florida |
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Broadcast area | Fort Myers, Florida |
Frequency | 99.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Playa 99.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Tropical |
Ownership | |
Owner | Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC) |
WBCN, WJPT, WRXK-FM, WXKB | |
History | |
First air date | October 12, 1983[1] | (as WQEZ)
Former call signs | WQEZ (1983-1990) WZCR (1990-1992) WJBX (1992-2013) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 74286 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 142 meters (466 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°29′17″N 81°55′44″W / 26.488°N 81.929°WCoordinates: 26°29′17″N 81°55′44″W / 26.488°N 81.929°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | playa993.com |
WWCN (99.3 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers area. WWCN airs a tropical format branded as "Playa 99.3"; until 2012, it was an alternative rock radio station, although the active rock flip was confirmed following the flip of sister station WRXK-FM to talk radio. Every December, the station hosted a concert called the "99Xmas Ball".
On June 20, 2013, the then-WJBX took over sister station WWCN's ESPN sports radio programming, with the rock format moving to sister station WRXK.[2]
On May 28, 2021, WWCN changed their format from sports (which moved to WBCN 770 AM North Fort Myers) to tropical, branded as "Playa 99.3".[3]
Previous logo[]
References[]
- ^ Averill, Roslyn (October 13, 1983). "Easy-listening radio station to broadcast from Beach". News-Press. p. 2B. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ Beasley Announces Multiple Format Changes At SW Florida Cluster
- ^ Playa & ESPN Move To New Locations In Fort Myers Radioinsight - May 28, 2021
External links[]
- Official Website
- WWCN in the FCC FM station database
- WWCN on Radio-Locator
- WWCN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Categories:
- HD Radio stations
- Radio stations in Florida
- Beasley Broadcast Group radio stations
- 1983 establishments in Florida
- Radio stations established in 1983
- Florida radio station stubs