WONN

WONN
Broadcast areaLakeland - Winter Haven
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingFox Sports Lakeland
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
University of Florida Gators Football
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerHall Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
September 15, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-09-15)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25868
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
28°2′23.00″N 81°57′39.00″W / 28.0397222°N 81.9608333°W / 28.0397222; -81.9608333
Translator(s)107.1 W296CS (Lakeland, relays WWRZ-HD2)
Repeater(s)98.3-2 WWRZ-HD2 (Fort Meade)
Links
Public license information
Websitefoxsportsradiolakeland.com

WONN (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Lakeland, Florida, the station is owned by Hall Communications, Inc.[2] WONN carries the full schedule from Fox Sports Radio. It also airs live University of Florida Gators football and Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL football.

The transmitter is atop the office building where WONN has its studios and offices, on Lime Street at Sikes Boulevard in Lakeland.[3] WONN is powered at 1,000 watts, day and night, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W296CS at 107.1 MHz.[4]

History

The station first signed on the air on September 15, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-09-15).[5] In 1981, current owner Hall Communications bought WONN, along with FM sister station 97.5 WPCV in Winter Haven, for $2 million.

On August 5, 2024, WONN changed its format to sports radio from "America's Best Music" - soft oldies and adult standards. It uses programming from Fox Sports Radio and calls itself "Fox Sports Radio Lakeland." It is now the only sports talk station in the Lakeland-Winter Haven radio market.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WONN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WONN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Radio-Locator.com/WONN". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Radio-Locator.com/W296CS". Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-141" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. ^ WONN Flips to Fox Sports Lakeland Radioinsight - August 5, 2024