WMNX
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Broadcast area | Wilmington Metro |
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| Frequency | 97.3 MHz |
| Branding | Coast 97.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream urban |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAAV, WGNI, WKXS-FM, WWQQ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | February 24, 1970 (as WHSL-FM) |
Former call signs | WHSL-FM (1970–1989) WMFD-FM (1989–1990)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 8584 | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 269.3 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°03′6.6″N 78°04′56″W / 34.051833°N 78.08222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | coast973.com |
WMNX (97.3 FM) is a mainstream urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina and serving the Wilmington Metro area.
History
[edit]97.3 started in 1970 as WHSL-FM, sister station to AM 1490 WHSL.[citation needed] During the 1970s and 1980s, album-oriented rock WHSL played "more than just the hits".[3] In the late 1980s, WHSL shifted to soft adult contemporary music during the day and smooth jazz in the evening, with calls WMFD-FM and later WMNX. In 1992, it switched to mainstream urban and began using the branding "Coast 97.3"[citation needed]. In 1999, Cape Fear Broadcasting announced the sale of its six stations to Cumulus Broadcasting. The sale was challenged by Ocean Broadcasting of Wilmington because it would give Cumulus 6 FMs and an AM in Wilmington, and about 55 percent of market revenue.[4] Today, WMNX airs a mainstream urban format.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Call Sign history". Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMNX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ Staton, John (January 9, 2024). "Former Wilmington radio stations we wish were still on the dial". Star-News. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
- ↑ Michael Futch, "For Cumulus, the Wait Continues," The Fayetteville Observer, September 10, 2000.
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 8584 (WMNX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMNX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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