WILN

WILN (105.9 FM, "Island 106") is a US commercial radio station located in Panama City, Florida. WILN airs a Top 40 (CHR) music format. The station is an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers radio network.

WILN

Panama City, Florida
Broadcast area	Bay County, Florida
Frequency	105.9 MHz
Branding	Island 106
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	JVC Broadcasting
Sister stations	WWLY, WYOO, WYYX
History
First air date	1985-04-21 (as WLVV)
Former call signs	WLVV (1985–1987)
Former frequencies	106.3 (1985–1988)
Call sign meaning	IsLaNd 106
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4125
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	117 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	island106.com

History

WILN first went on the air on April 21, 1985, at 9:20 AM with a small 6 kW signal on 106.3 MHz as WLVV "Love-FM", a Soft AC station geared toward women between 25 and 54. Due to reception issues and below-average ratings, the format went off-air in the afternoon of October 31, 1987.

In the name of "bringing the fun back to radio", owners Jim and Bertie Broaddus revamped the station, and "Island 106" (with a new callsign, WILN), came into being on November 2, 1987. Originally, WILN played a Classic rock format, directly competing with WFSY. In 1989, WILN upgraded to 50 kW and moved to its current 105.9 frequency. Over the next year, the format evolved from Classic Rock to a Rock-leaning Top 40 format, eventually shifting completely to the Mainstream Top 40/CHR format that has continued since 1990, competing against WPFM.

Since the sale of competitor WPFM to Educational Media Foundation in 2018, WILN has been the Panama City market's only Top 40 radio station.

WILN and its sister stations WYYX, WYOO, and WWLY were sold to JVC Broadcasting in June 2025.^[2]