WRNB
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WRNB is an Urban Adult Contemporary
station broadcasting at 100.3 FM. Licensed to Media, Pennsylvania
, it serves the Philadelphia market and is owned by Radio One. The station originally operated as WSNJ-FM in Bridgeton, New Jersey
, first broadcasting on 98.9 in the 1950s before moving to 107.7. In the early 2000s the station's frequency and city of license were changed to allow it to move into the more lucrative Philadelphia market. To clear space on the FM band for the new operation, high school station WHHS
was moved from 107.9 to 99.9 MHz and a Philadelphia translator of classical station WWFM
was taken off the air. During transmitter testing 107.9 used the call letters WPPZ
and broadcast gospel music; owner Radio One eventually gave that call sign and format a permanent home in the market on 103.9 FM. Before WRNB went on the air in 2004, the call letters were used for a Radio One-owned sister station in Dayton, Ohio, now called WROU-FM
.
Beginning in the 1950's, the call sign WRNB was licensed to North Carolina's first full-time rock n roll radio station, the 1000 watt AM station in New Bern located at 1490 on the dial, also famous for being one of the very first radio stations to play Carolina Beach Music.
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
station broadcasting at 100.3 FM. Licensed to Media, Pennsylvania
Media, Pennsylvania
The borough of Media is the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and is located west of Philadelphia. Media was incorporated in 1850 at the same time that it was named the county seat. The population was 5,533 at the 2000 census. Its school district is the Rose Tree Media School District...
, it serves the Philadelphia market and is owned by Radio One. The station originally operated as WSNJ-FM in Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state, on the Cohansey River, near Delaware Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 25,349. It is the county seat of Cumberland County...
, first broadcasting on 98.9 in the 1950s before moving to 107.7. In the early 2000s the station's frequency and city of license were changed to allow it to move into the more lucrative Philadelphia market. To clear space on the FM band for the new operation, high school station WHHS
WHHS
WHHS is the student-run high school radio station of Haverford Senior High School, in Havertown, Pennsylvania . WHHS is the oldest high school radio station in the country. The station itself is located within the High School, and the transmitter is located nearby, covering a 5 to 10 mile radius...
was moved from 107.9 to 99.9 MHz and a Philadelphia translator of classical station WWFM
WWFM
WWFM is a classical music formatted radio station in Trenton, New Jersey, which is owned and operated by Mercer County Community College.-HD RADIO:...
was taken off the air. During transmitter testing 107.9 used the call letters WPPZ
WPPZ-FM
WPPZ-FM, also known as "Praise 103.9 FM", is a Radio One-owned Philadelphia-area radio station licensed to Jenkintown, Pennsylvania and featuring a Gospel Music format.-WIBF-FM:...
and broadcast gospel music; owner Radio One eventually gave that call sign and format a permanent home in the market on 103.9 FM. Before WRNB went on the air in 2004, the call letters were used for a Radio One-owned sister station in Dayton, Ohio, now called WROU-FM
WROU-FM
WROU-FM is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station at 92.1 FM licensed in West Carrollton, Ohio serving the Dayton area and owned and operated by Main Line broadcasting.-History:...
.
History of 100.3
On September 1, 2011, Radio One moved WRNB's programming to 100.3.Beginning in the 1950's, the call sign WRNB was licensed to North Carolina's first full-time rock n roll radio station, the 1000 watt AM station in New Bern located at 1490 on the dial, also famous for being one of the very first radio stations to play Carolina Beach Music.