WYNF

{{short description|Black Information Network affiliate station in Augusta, Georgia}}

{{About||the North Augusta, South Carolina radio station that held the call sign WYNF at 1380 AM from 2006 to 2010|WNRR|the Tampa, Florida radio station that held the call sign WYNF at 95 FM from 1978 to 1993|WWRM}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WYNF

| logo = WYNF BIN 1340 logo.webp

| city = Augusta, Georgia

| country = US

| area =

| branding = Augusta's BIN 1340

| frequency = 1340 kHz

| airdate = {{start date and age|1947}} (as WBBQ)

| format = Black-oriented news

| power = 1,000 watts day
990 watts night

| class = C

| facility_id = 59248

| coordinates = {{coord|33|29|37|N|81|59|52|W|region:US-GA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WBBQ (1947–2002)
WINZ (2002–2004)
WSGF (2004–2010)

| affiliations = Black Information Network

| owner = iHeartMedia

| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC

| sister_stations = WBBQ-FM, WKSP, WLUB, WPRW-FM

| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/augustas-bin-1340-6696/ Listen Live]

| website = {{URL|https://augusta.binnews.com}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WYNF (1340 AM) is a radio station licensed to Augusta, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and serves as Augusta's affiliate for the Black Information Network. Its studios are located at the Augusta Corporate Center near the I-20/I-520 interchange in Augusta, and the transmitter tower is west of Paine College in Augusta.

History

In February 1999, WBBQ became an affiliate of Radio Disney.{{cite magazine|title=Format Changes & Updates|url=https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1999-02.pdf#page=13|work=The M Street Journal|page=1|date=February 10, 1999}} Unfortunately, it was short-lived, and in February 2000, WBBQ dropped the Radio Disney programming and switch to the ESPN Radio.{{cite magazine|title=Format Changes & Updates|url=https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-2000-02.pdf#page=9|work=The M Street Journal|page=1|date=February 9, 2000}}

Up until September 2010, this station, as WSGF, carried a gospel music format as "Hallelujah 1340". In September 2010, WYNF and its sports radio format moved to 1340; the call sign and format were previously on 1380, which was sold off and later became WNRR.

On June 29, 2020, fifteen iHeartMedia stations in markets with large African American populations, including WYNF, began stunting with African American speeches, interspersed with messages such as "Our Voices Will Be Heard" and "Our side of the story is about to be told", with a new format slated to launch on June 30.[https://radioinsight.com/alert/189803/fifteen-iheartmedia-stations-stunting-ahead-of-new-network-launch/ iHeartMedia Launches Black Information Network]{{cite news |title=Several iHeartMedia Stations Stunting With Speeches, New Format To Be Announced Tomorrow |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/197805/several-iheartmedia-stations-stunting-with-speeche |access-date=June 30, 2020 |work=All Access |date=June 29, 2020}} That day, WYNF, along with the other fourteen stations, became the launch stations for the Black Information Network, an African American-oriented all-news radio network. Prior to the change, WYNF was a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.{{cite news |last1=Cline |first1=Damon |title=Broadcaster drops Augusta's Fox Sports Radio for Black news format |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20200630/broadcaster-drops-augustarsquos-fox-sports-radio-for-black-news-format |access-date=July 1, 2020 |work=The Augusta Chronicle |date=June 30, 2020 |language=en}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://augusta.binnews.com}}

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Category:IHeartMedia radio stations

Category:Radio stations established in 1947

Category:1947 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Black Information Network stations

Category:All-news radio stations in the United States

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