WMNX

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WMNX

| logo =

| city = Wilmington, North Carolina

| area = Wilmington Metro

| branding = Coast 97.3

| airdate = February 24, 1970 (as WHSL-FM)

| frequency = 97.3 MHz

| format = Mainstream urban

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = 269.3 meters

| class = C1

| facility_id = 8584

| coordinates = {{coord|34|03|6.6|N|78|04|56|W|type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WHSL-FM (1970–1989)
WMFD-FM (1989–1990){{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=8584|title=Call Sign history|access-date=October 18, 2011}}

| affiliations = Premiere Networks

| owner = Cumulus Media

| licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC

| sister_stations = WAAV, WGNI, WKXS-FM, WWQQ-FM

| webcast = {{listen live|https://player.listenlive.co/26671}}

| website = [https://www.coast973.com coast973.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WMNX (97.3 FM) is a mainstream urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina and serving the Wilmington Metro area.

History

97.3 started in 1970 as WHSL-FM, sister station to AM 1490 WHSL. In the early 1980s, album-oriented rock WHSL was launched. In the late 1980s, WHSL shifted to soft adult contemporary music during the day and smooth jazz in the evening, with calls WMFD-FM and later WMNX. In 1992, it switched to mainstream urban and began using the branding "Coast 97.3"{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}. In 1999, Cape Fear Broadcasting announced the sale of its six stations to Cumulus Broadcasting. The sale was challenged by Ocean Broadcasting of Wilmington because it would give Cumulus 6 FMs and an AM in Wilmington, and about 55 percent of market revenue.Michael Futch, "For Cumulus, the Wait Continues," The Fayetteville Observer, September 10, 2000. Today, WMNX airs a mainstream urban format.

References

External links

[http://www.coast973.com Official Website]
{{FM station data|8584|WMNX}}

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Category:Radio stations established in 1970

Category:Mainstream urban radio stations in the United States

Category:Cumulus Media radio stations