WYNR

WYNR (102.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Waycross, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Brunswick, Georgia/Jacksonville, Florida area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC.[1]

WYNR
CityWaycross, Georgia
Broadcast areaSouth East Georgia & North East Florida
Frequency102.5 MHz
BrandingWYNR 102.5
Slogan"Today's Country"
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsPremiere Radio Networks
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
WBGA, WGIG, WHFX, WQGA
History
Former call signs
WQCW (1983–1986)
WAYX-FM (1986–1987)
WBGA (1987–2002)
Technical information
Facility ID57785
ClassC1
ERP97,000 watts
HAAT303 meters (994 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°9′22.00″N 81°58′19.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttps://1025wynr.iheart.com/

History

The station was assigned the call sign WQCW on September 19, 1983. On December 31, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WAYX-FM; on November 1, 1987 to WBGA and on October 8, 2002 to the current WYNR.[2]

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WYNR, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[3] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

References
  1. "WYNR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WYNR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.


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