WYNN-FM is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
Mainstream Urban
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format. Licensed to
Florence, South Carolina. The station is licensed by the
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) to broadcast at 106.3 with an
effective radiated power
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(ERP) of 6 kW.
History
WSTN-FM played
beautiful music
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in the early 1980s. The station was acquired by
WJMX AM 970 and switched to
CHR in January, 1985 as "106X". In 1988, format rival WPDZ 103.3 was acquired and the station transferred the format and call letters to the newly acquired frequency. In November 1988, the station was sold to
WYNN AM 540, which migrated its
Urban
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format to FM. The station is owned by Cumulus Media.
WYNN once aired
Doug Banks
Calvin Douglas Banks Jr. (June 9, 1958 – April 11, 2016) was an American radio personality and host of The Doug Banks Radio Show.
Career highlights
The Philadelphia-born, Detroit-raised Banks began his radio career broadcasting on his high sc ...
in the morning and now broadcasts DeDe McGuire.
External links
WYNN-FM's Official Website*
WYNN-FM's FCC entry
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Mainstream urban radio stations in the United States
Cumulus Media radio stations
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