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| Broadcast area | Atlanta metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| 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 (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 / 33.96139°N 84.26306°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.7 W229AG (Atlanta) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 680thefan.com |
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.
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]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCNN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WCNN
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W229AG
- ^ Atlanta Area AM Radio Stations