WNOU (FM)
{{short description|Radio station in Sasser-Albany, Georgia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WNOU
| logo =
| logo_alt =
| city = Sasser, Georgia | country = US
| area = Albany, Georgia
| branding = 107.7 Now FM
| frequency = 107.7 MHz
| airdate = 1995
| format = Hot adult contemporary
| erp = 11,500 watts
| haat = {{Convert|95|meters}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| class = C3
| facility_id = 40463
| coordinates = {{coord|31|38|42.60|N|84|21|14.60|W}}
| callsign_meaning = similar to "now"
| former_callsigns = WEGC (1995–2023)
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| owner = Rick Lambert and Bob Spencer
| licensee = First Media Services, LLC
| sister_stations = WALG, WJAD, WKAK, WQVE
| webcast = {{listen live|https://player.listenlive.co/22841/}}
| website = [https://www.georgialistens.com/stations/1077nowfm/ 107.7 Now FM Online]
}}
WNOU (107.7 FM, "107.7 Now FM") is a radio station serving Albany, Georgia, and surrounding cities with a hot adult contemporary format. This station is under ownership of Rick Lambert and Bob Spencer, through licensee First Media Services, LLC. Its studios are on Broad Avenue just west of downtown Albany, and the transmitter is located west of Albany.
History
On April 30, 2020, Cumulus Media sold its entire Albany cluster for First Media Services for $450,000.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/186667/cumulus-sells-albany-ga-cluster-to-first-media-services/ Cumulus Sells Albany Ga Cluster To First Media Services] The sale was consummated on December 15, 2020.
On March 17, 2023, at 1:07 p.m., WEGC changed formats from adult contemporary (as "Mix 107.7") to hot adult contemporary, branded as "107.7 Now FM".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/249931/wegc-goes-from-mix-to-now-in-albany-ga/ WEGC Goes From Mix to Now in Albany GA] Radioinsight - March 17, 2023 The station changed its call sign to WNOU on March 27, 2023.
References
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External links
- [https://www.georgialistens.com/stations/1077nowfm/ 107.7 Now FM - Official Website]
- {{FM station data|40463|WNOU}}
{{Albany GA Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Georgia}}
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Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1996
Category:1996 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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