WONN (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Lakeland, Florida, the station is owned by Hall Communications, Inc.[2] WONN carries the full schedule from Fox Sports Radio. It also airs live University of Florida Gators football and Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL football.
| Broadcast area | Lakeland - Winter Haven |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports Lakeland |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio University of Florida Gators Football Tampa Bay Buccaneers Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hall Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1949 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25868 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°2′23.00″N 81°57′39.00″W / 28.0397222°N 81.9608333°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.1 W296CS (Lakeland, relays WWRZ-HD2) |
| Repeater(s) | 98.3-2 WWRZ-HD2 (Fort Meade) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | foxsportsradiolakeland.com |
The transmitter is atop the office building where WONN has its studios and offices, on Lime Street at Sikes Boulevard in Lakeland.[3] WONN is powered at 1,000 watts, day and night, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W296CS at 107.1 MHz.[4]
History
editThe station first signed on the air on September 15, 1949.[5] In 1981, current owner Hall Communications bought WONN, along with FM sister station 97.5 WPCV in Winter Haven, for $2 million.
On August 5, 2024, WONN changed its format to sports radio from "America's Best Music" - soft oldies and adult standards. It uses programming from Fox Sports Radio and calls itself "Fox Sports Radio Lakeland." It is now the only sports talk station in the Lakeland-Winter Haven radio market.[6]
Previous logo
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References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WONN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WONN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Radio-Locator.com/WONN". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Radio-Locator.com/W296CS". Archived from the original on 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-141" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ WONN Flips to Fox Sports Lakeland Radioinsight - August 5, 2024
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 25868 (WONN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WONN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 139198 (W296CS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W296CS at FCCdata.org