WWNB (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format and affiliated to ESPN Radio. Licensed to New Bern, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by CTC Media Group. WWNB used to simulcast on WAVQ/1400 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. That simulcast ended in December 2012 after WAVQ was sold.
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Frequency | 1490 kHz |
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Branding | ESPN New Bern |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio Carolina Hurricanes Charlotte Hornets Washington Nationals Radio Network Motor Racing Network Performance Racing Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | CTC Media Group |
WAVQ, WNOS, WECU | |
History | |
First air date | February 1954 |
Former call signs | WOOW (1952–1957) WRNB (1957–1986) WLOJ (1986–1998)[1] |
Call sign meaning | New Bern |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 14672 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°7′59″N 77°3′56″W |
Translator(s) | 107.5 W298DG (Bridgeton) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 252espn |
WWNB is the southernmost affiliate of the Washington Nationals Radio Network.
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