WCNN

WCNN

North Atlanta, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta metropolitan area
Frequency	680 kHz
Branding	The Fan - 680 and 93.7 FM
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Dickey Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	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 ID	56389
Class	B
Power	50,000 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	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	680thefan.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]