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WMNX

WMNX
Broadcast areaWilmington Metro
Frequency97.3 MHz
BrandingCoast 97.3
Programming
FormatMainstream urban
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
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
Facility ID8584
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT269.3 meters
Transmitter coordinates
34°03′6.6″N 78°04′56″W / 34.051833°N 78.08222°W / 34.051833; -78.08222
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitecoast973.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

97.3 started in 1970 as WHSL-FM, sister station to AM 1490 WHSL. In the early 1980s, album-oriented rock WHSL was launched. 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.[3] Today, WMNX airs a mainstream urban format.

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign history". Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMNX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Michael Futch, "For Cumulus, the Wait Continues," The Fayetteville Observer, September 10, 2000.


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