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| Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 99.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | News Talk 99.5 WRNO |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic hip hop |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KVDU, WNOE-FM, WODT, WQUE-FM, WYLD, WYLD-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 17, 1967 |
Call sign meaning | Westbank Radio New Orleans |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54890 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 306 meters (1004 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°58′59″N 89°57′11″W / 29.983°N 89.953°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 96.3 K242CE (Meraux) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wrno |
WRNO-FM (99.5 MHz) – branded News Talk 99.5 WRNO – is a commercial radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It airs a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Howard Avenue in Downtown New Orleans.
WRNO-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is off Paris Road in the Bayou Bienvenue Central Wetland District near Chalmette.[1] It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel airs "Throwback 96.3," a classic hip-hop format which feeds 250-watt FM translator K242CE at 96.3 MHz in Meraux.[2]