WSFN

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WSFN
WSFN ESPN790-103.7 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Coastal Georgia
Golden Isles of Georgia
Frequency 790 kHz
BrandingESPN Coastal Georgia
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerSouthern Media Interactive LLC
History
First air date
September 1, 1966;57 years ago (1966-09-01)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 29131
Class D
Power 500 watts day
115 watts night
Translator(s) 103.7 W279BC (Brunswick)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website espncoastal.com

WSFN (790 AM) is a sports radio station in Brunswick, Georgia. Programming is simulcast on WFNS 1350 AM and on FM translator W279BC at 103.7 MHz. Southern Media Interactive LLC owns WSFN and also WSEG in Savannah and WFNS in Blackshear. Most of the programming comes from ESPN Radio. The station also carries Atlanta Braves baseball games.

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By day, WSFN is powered at 500 watts. But to protect other stations on 790 AM from interference, WSFN reduces power to 115 watts at night.

History

The station first signed on the air on September 1, 1966;57 years ago [2] It went through multiple formats over the years. In the 2000s, it switched to all sports radio programming. "The Fan" SportsRadio 790 WSFN was the first and only full-time, 24-hour all-sports radio station serving Brunswick and The Golden Isles of Georgia.

In March 2013, Southern Media Interactive, LLC, acquired WSFN, WFNS and WSEG. The company created the Southern Pigskin Radio Network, broadcasting on all five AM/FM stations in the Brunswick, Savannah and Hilton Head radio markets.

The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves Radio Network, the largest radio network in Major League Baseball. [3] Regular programming on WSFN is pre-empted when the Braves are playing.

On September 4, 2022, it was announced that Shanks Broadcasting would acquire WSFN and would begin carrying the company's "Sports Superstations" network. [4]

In March 2024, WSFN was told by the Federal Communications Commission that it would be fined $16,200 and would lose the license to run its FM translator at 103.7 MHz. The FCC said WSFN had committed numerous violations, including being off the air without notifying the FCC, operating from a location not on its license and using equipment not on its license. [5] WSFN management is considering contesting the fine and translator revocation.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSFN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. D-158
  3. ↑ "Affiliate Radio Stations". The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
  4. ↑ "Macon's Sports Superstations To Expand To Savannah & Coastal Georgia". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  5. ↑ RBR.com "Multiple Violations Could Cost Georgia AM Its FM Translator" Radio+Television Business Report. March 14, 2024.

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