WWCN

WWCN

WWCN

ESPN Radio affiliate in Fort Myers Beach, Florida

For the North Fort Myers, Florida radio station that held the call sign WWCN at 770 AM from 1991 to 2013, see WBCN (AM).

WWCN (99.3 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers area. WWCN airs a Tropical music format branded as "Playa 99.3"; until 2012, it was an alternative rock radio station, although the active rock flip was confirmed following the flip of sister station WRXK-FM to talk radio. Every December, the station hosted a concert called the "99Xmas Ball".

Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequency ...

On June 20, 2013, the then-WJBX took over sister station WWCN's ESPN sports radio programming, with the rock format moving to sister station WRXK.[3][4]

On May 28, 2021, WWCN changed their format from sports (which moved to WBCN 770 AM North Fort Myers) to tropical, branded as "Playa 99.3".[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Averill, Roslyn (October 13, 1983). "Easy-listening radio station to broadcast from Beach". News-Press. p. 2B. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Facility Technical Data for WWCN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. [3]
    Beasley Announces Multiple Format Changes At SW Florida Cluster
  4. [4]
    Beasley Plays Musical Chairs In Fort Myers
  5. [5]
    Playa & ESPN Move To New Locations In Fort Myers Radioinsight - May 28, 2021


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a radio station in Florida is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article WWCN, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.