WVNN (AM)

WVNN
Broadcast areaHuntsville metropolitan area
Frequency770 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkABC News Radio
AffiliationsWestwood One
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WHRP, WUMP, WVNN-FM, WWFF-FM, WZYP
History
First air date
1948 (as WJMW at 1010)
Former call signs
WJMW (1948–1988)
Former frequencies
1010 kHz (1948–1953)
730 kHz (1953–1984)
Call sign meaning
W The Valley's News Network
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3084
ClassD
Power7,000 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates
34°45′2″N 86°47′58″W / 34.75056°N 86.79944°W / 34.75056; -86.79944
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewvnn.com

WVNN (770 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Athens, Alabama, serving parts of North Alabama including Huntsville and Decatur. Owned by Cumulus Media, it airs a news/talk format. Programming on WVNN is simulcast on WVNN-FM 92.5 MHz, which is licensed to Trinity, Alabama. Collectively, the stations are branded as "NewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN." The studios and offices are on U.S. Route 72 East in Athens.

WVNN is a daytimer station, broadcasting at 7,000 watts non-directional, with its transmitter located off Lee Highway (U.S. Route 72) in Huntsville.[2] Because AM 770 is a clear channel frequency reserved for 50,000 watt Class A WABC in New York City, WVNN must go off the air at night to avoid interference. It abandoned its limited night signal in 2020 and operates days only with pre-sunrise and post-sunset authorization (PSSA).

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVNN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WVNN-AM