WWCN (99.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licenced to Fort Myers Beach, Florida, airing a Tropical music format branded as "Playa 99.3". It is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group with studios on South Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) in Estero.
WWCN is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts.
History
The station signed on the air on October 12, 1983.[2] Its original call sign was WOEZ. As the call letters imply, it had an easy listening sound.[3] It was powered at 3,000 watts, a fraction of its current output.
From the early 2000s until 2012, it was alternative rock station WJBX, although it flipped later to active rock after its sister station WRXK-FM switched to hot talk. Every December, WJBX hosted a concert called the "99Xmas Ball".
On June 20, 2013, WJBX took over sister station 770 WWCN's ESPN sports radio programming, with the rock format moving back to sister station WRXK-FM.[4][5]
On May 28, 2021, the ESPN Radio format returned to 770 AM. At that point, WWCN changed its format to tropical music, branded as "Playa 99.3".[6] (Playa is Spanish for Beach.)
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References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWCN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Averill, Roslyn (October 13, 1983). "Easy-listening radio station to broadcast from Beach". News-Press. p. 2B. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1985 page B-54. Retrieved Feb. 13, 2025.
- ^ Beasley Announces Multiple Format Changes At SW Florida Cluster
- ^ Beasley Plays Musical Chairs In Fort Myers
- ^ Playa & ESPN Move To New Locations In Fort Myers Radioinsight - May 28, 2021
External links
- Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 74286 (WWCN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWCN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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