WRNE

WRNE (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format. Licensed to Gulf Breeze, Florida, the station serves the Pensacola area. It is owned by Media One Communications, Inc.^[4] Its studios are in Ensley, Florida (with a Pensacola address), and its transmitter is near Avalon Beach, Florida.

WRNE

Gulf Breeze, Florida
Broadcast area	Pensacola area
Frequency	980 kHz
Branding	Choice 93.7
Programming
Format	Urban Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Media One Communications, Inc.
History
First air date	1956 (as WBOP)[1]
Former call signs	WBOP (1956[1]-1985) WCHZ (1985–1986)[2] WFXP (1986–1990)[2]
Call sign meaning	W Rhythm Nine Eighty
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41010
Class	B
Power	4,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	30°29′0.00″N 87°5′0.00″W
Translator(s)	93.7 W229CV (Pensacola)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	choice980wrne.com

The station was first licensed, as WBOP, on November 27, 1956.^[1] The station's call sign was changed to WCHZ on July 18, 1985.^[2] On July 3, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WFXP and, on December 28, 1990, to WRNE.^[2]