WMNX
| City | Wilmington, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wilmington Metro |
| Branding | "Coast 97.3" |
| Slogan | "#1 for Hip Hop and R&B" |
| Frequency | 97.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1992 |
| Format | Mainstream Urban |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 269.3 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 8584 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°03′0″N 78°04′56″W / 34.05000°N 78.08222°W |
| Former callsigns | WMFD-FM (3/6/1989-11/1/1990) WHSL[1] WWIL |
| Affiliations | Rickey Smiley Morning Show |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| Sister stations | WGNI, WKXS-FM, WWQQ-FM, WAAV |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | coast973.com |
WMNX is a Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina and serving the Wilmington Metro area.
History[edit]
97.3 was WWIL at one time. 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.[2] Today, WMNX airs a mainstream urban format.
References[edit]
- ^ "Call Sign history". Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ Michael Futch, "For Cumulus, the Wait Continues," The Fayetteville Observer, September 10, 2000.
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WMNX
- Radio-Locator information on WMNX
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMNX
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