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WCNN
Radio station in North Atlanta, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WCNN (680 AM) is a radio station licensed to North Atlanta and serving the Atlanta-area radio market. It is owned by Dickey Broadcasting and airs a sports radio format. The station is commonly known by the on-air branding as "The Fan". Local sports shows are heard weekdays with the ESPN Radio Network airing nights and weekends. WCNN is the flagship of the Atlanta Braves Radio Network.
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Broadcast area | Atlanta metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 680 kHz |
Branding | The Fan - 680 and 93.7 FM |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Dickey Broadcasting Company |
WIFN, WFOM | |
History | |
First air date | September 1, 1965 (1965-09-01) (as WRNG) |
Former call signs | WRNG (1965–1982) WCNN (1982–1987) WGTW (1987–1988) |
Call sign meaning | Cable News Network (CNN Headline News, the former news radio format carried by the station) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 56389 |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts day 10,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°57′41″N 84°15′47″W |
Translator(s) | 93.7 W229AG (Atlanta) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 680thefan.com |
WCNN broadcasts with a power of 50,000 watts during the daytime, and 10,000 watts at night, using a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on AM 680 including KNBR from San Francisco. WCNN's transmitter and towers are located near Norcross, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta.[2] WCNN is also heard on a 250-watt FM translator, W229AG at 93.7 MHz.[3]
The station formerly broadcast the audio portion of the CNN Headline News channel (hence its current call sign), an all-news radio format that the station pioneered in the 1980s and re-appeared on the station later in the station's history.[4]