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WONN

Radio station in Lakeland, Florida From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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WONN (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Lakeland, Florida, the station is owned by Hall Communications, Inc.[2] WONN carries the full schedule from Fox Sports Radio. It also airs live University of Florida Gators football and Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL football.

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The transmitter is atop the office building where WONN has its studios and offices, on Lime Street at Sikes Boulevard in Lakeland.[3] WONN is powered at 1,000 watts, day and night, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W296CS at 107.1 MHz.[4]

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History

The station first signed on the air on September 15, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-09-15).[5] In 1981, current owner Hall Communications bought WONN, along with FM sister station 97.5 WPCV in Winter Haven, for $2 million.

On August 5, 2024, WONN changed its format to sports radio from "America's Best Music" - soft oldies and adult standards. It uses programming from Fox Sports Radio and calls itself "Fox Sports Radio Lakeland." It is now the only sports talk station in the Lakeland-Winter Haven radio market.[6]

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