WNWN-FM
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WNWN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music
format. Licensed to Coldwater, Michigan
with studios in Battle Creek
, it first began broadcasting in 1950 under the WTVB-FM call sign at 98.3 on the FM dial and spent most of its early existence as a simulcast of sister station WTVB
before changing to its current calls, format, and frequency.
Win 98-5 is consistently one of the top-rated radio stations in the Battle Creek market.
WNWN-FM programming was formerly heard on translator 95.5 W238AL in Portage
, allowing the station's programming to penetrate the Kalamazoo
market. The translator now simulcasts WNWN-AM 1560's urban AC format.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. Licensed to Coldwater, Michigan
Coldwater, Michigan
Coldwater is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,945. It is the county seat of Branch County....
with studios in Battle Creek
Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...
, it first began broadcasting in 1950 under the WTVB-FM call sign at 98.3 on the FM dial and spent most of its early existence as a simulcast of sister station WTVB
WTVB
WTVB, AM 1590, is a regional radio station located in Coldwater, Michigan. It carries largely oldies music and local news and sports, with the ABC Radio Network as its source for national news, and carries Dial Global's "Kool Gold" oldies format...
before changing to its current calls, format, and frequency.
Win 98-5 is consistently one of the top-rated radio stations in the Battle Creek market.
WNWN-FM programming was formerly heard on translator 95.5 W238AL in Portage
Portage, Michigan
Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,292 at the 2010 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 326,589 as of 2010.Portage is adjacent to the...
, allowing the station's programming to penetrate the Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
market. The translator now simulcasts WNWN-AM 1560's urban AC format.