WRWN
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WRWN (107.9
radio station licensed to Port Royal, South Carolina
, and owned by Dick Broadcasting, through licensee Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee.
History
The station signed on at 107.1 FM. In June 1988, WLOW began playing
Smooth jazz was played at night.After
Hot AC as Y107.9 - "90's, 2K, & Today!" on March 18, 2011. The call sign was also changed to WXYY.[5]
The new station was programmed by Brad Wells [6] and in less than two years on 107.9 raised thousands of dollars for Susan G. Komen For The Cure Coastal Georgia [7] and also collected over 4,000 for the area United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots Drive.[8]
On March 14, 2014, WXYY's call sign and format were moved to the stronger
Irish music format as "Shamrock 107.9". The stunting ended March 18, 2014, when WRWN launched a classic hits format branded as "Rewind 107.9".[9]
In September 2017, Dick Broadcasting announced the purchase of Alpha Media stations in three markets.[10]
On November 1, 2022, WRWN switched to Christmas music as "Christmas 107.9" for the first time, before returning to the Classic Hits format on December 26. [11]
Previous logos
References
- ^ "Call Sign History". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "WLOW Switches To Christmas 107.9". allaccess.com. 2005-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Hilton Head/Savannah" (PDF). The Triad Frequency. Fall 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Did you hear?". Savannah Morning News. 2005-12-28. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ "The Triad of Triad Broadcasting Changes in Savannah". radioinsight.com. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Y107.9 - 90's, 2K & Today - Contact Us". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "Y107.9's 2nd Annual Bra Crawl for The Cure - Savannah Events - Key to Savannah". www.keytosavannah.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Y107.9 Stuff the Bus toy drive ends Friday". wtoc.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Rewind 107.9 Savannah Debuts - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 18 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2017-09-05). "Dick Broadcasting Acquires Three Markets From Alpha Media". radioinsight. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2022-11-02). "Rewind 107.9 Presses Play on Christmas Music". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
External links
- WRWN in the FCC FM station database
- WRWN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database