WRNC-LP was a student-owned, freeform

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on 97.7

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, and served the Chequamegon Bay area from the campus of Northland College in

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. WRNC began in 1995 as a student initiative initially began broadcasting in 1998 at 25 milliwatts. Soon after the station began broadcasting, student organizers discovered that licensing paperwork had never been filed with the

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(FCC), which led to an end of broadcasting for the new station. In 2001, an LPFM tower construction permit was drafted and filed with the FCC. In 2003, Northland College was granted a 100-watt, low-power frequency to begin broadcasting in December of that year. WRNC-LP, in its latest incarnation, began broadcasting in May 2005. The station featured a variety of programming and operated twenty-four hours a day. The station also

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its programming via its website. WRNC-LP ceased operations on or about May 23, 2017. The closure of the radio station was due to budget cutbacks, at a time when the college was attempting to find solutions to a severe budget shortfall. Its license expired December 1, 2020.Call Sign History
fcc.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

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External links

WRNC myspace
* RNC-LP Freeform radio stations RNC-LP RNC-LP Northland College (Wisconsin) Defunct radio stations in the United States 2005 establishments in Wisconsin 2020 disestablishments in Wisconsin Radio stations established in 2005 Radio stations disestablished in 2020 RNC-LP {{Wisconsin-radio-station-stub