WRND (94.3 FM, "Rewind 94.3") is a commercial
FM radio station
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licensed to
Oak Grove, Kentucky
Oak Grove is a home rule-class city adjacent to the Fort Campbell army base in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 7,489 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. It is part of the Clarksville, Tennessee metropolitan area.
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with offices located in
Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is the fifth-largest city in the state behind Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The city had a population of 166,722 as of the 2020 United States ce ...
. WRND and its sister stations are known as the "Five Star Radio Group" and is owned by Saga Communications.
History
The station had its beginning in 1965, licensed to
Springfield, Tennessee
Springfield is a city in and the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee, Robertson County, which is located in Middle Tennessee on the northern border of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was 18, ...
as WDBL-FM. According to FCC records, the station changed calls on November 4, 2002, to WJOI-FM and then changed calls again on March 13, 2004, to WEGI. Saga Communications assumed ownership and control of the station on July 3, 2003, from Tuned In Broadcasting, Inc.
Saga Communications, Inc. had the FCC change the city of license to Oak Grove, Kentucky.
On April 15, 2009, WEGI-FM "Eagle 94.3" began simulcasting on WEGI AM 1370, one of Saga Communications, Inc.'s AM properties. They broadcast a new top of the hour FCC ID check as "WEGI-AM 1370, FORT CAMPBELL ... WEGI-FM 94.3 OAK GROVE". At this time, the call sign on 94.3 FM was changed from WEGI to WEGI-FM so that AM 1370 could change their call sign from WJQI to WEGI.
On December 26, 2013, WEGI-FM shifted their format to variety hits, branded as "Rewind 94.3".
The station changed its call sign to WRND-FM on December 27, 2013, and then to the current WRND on March 5, 2018.
References
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External links
Saga Communications Radio StationsRewind 94.3 website
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RND (FM)
Classic hits radio stations in the United States
Christian County, Kentucky
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Radio stations established in 1979
1979 establishments in Tennessee
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