WCNN

WCNN
Broadcast areaAtlanta metropolitan area
Frequency680 kHz
BrandingThe Fan - 680 and 93.7 FM
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerDickey Broadcasting Company
WIFN, WFOM
History
First air date
September 1, 1965 (1965-09-01) (as WRNG)
Former call signs
WRNG (1965–1982)
WCNN (1982–1987)
WGTW (1987–1988)
Call sign meaning
Cable News Network
(CNN Headline News, the former news radio format carried by the station)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56389
ClassB
Power50,000 watts day
10,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
33°57′41″N 84°15′47″W / 33.96139°N 84.26306°W / 33.96139; -84.26306
Translator(s)93.7 W229AG (Atlanta)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website680thefan.com

WCNN (680 AM) is a radio station licensed to North Atlanta and serving the Atlanta-area radio market. It is owned by Dickey Broadcasting and airs a sports radio format. The station is commonly known by the on-air branding as "The Fan". Local sports shows are heard weekdays with the ESPN Radio Network airing nights and weekends. WCNN is the flagship of the Atlanta Braves Radio Network.

WCNN broadcasts with a power of 50,000 watts during the daytime, and 10,000 watts at night, using a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on AM 680 including KNBR from San Francisco. WCNN's transmitter and towers are located near Norcross, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta.[2] WCNN is also heard on a 250-watt FM translator, W229AG at 93.7 MHz.[3]

The station formerly broadcast the audio portion of the CNN Headline News channel (hence its current call sign), an all-news radio format that the station pioneered in the 1980s and re-appeared on the station later in the station's history.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCNN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WCNN
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W229AG
  4. ^ Atlanta Area AM Radio Stations