- WMNX
Infobox radio station
name = WMNX-FM
city =Wilmington, North Carolina
area = Wilmington Metro
branding = "Coast 97.3"
slogan = Hip Hop & R&B
airdate = 1992
frequency = 97.3 MHz
format =Mainstream Urban
power = 100,000Watt s
erp =
class = C1
haat = 269 meters
coordinates = coord|34|03|0|N|78|04|56|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner =Cumulus Media
sister_stations =WGNI ,WKXS ,WWQQ ,WAAV
webcast =
website = [http://www.coast973.com Coast 973 Online]
affiliations =WMNX-FM is an
Mainstream Urban formattedbroadcast radio station licensed toWilmington, North Carolina and serving the Wilmington Metro area.History
WMNX was launched in the early 1980s as
album-oriented rock WHSL.In the late 1980s, WHSL shifted to
Soft Adult Contemporary music during the day andSmooth Jazz in the evening, with calls WMNX.In 1992, it switched to
Mainstream Urban and began using the branding "Coast 97.3"Fact|date=June 2008.In 1999,
Cape Fear Broadcasting announced the sale of its six stations to Cumulus Broadcasting. The sale was challenged byOcean Broadcasting of Wilmington because it would give Cumulus 6 FMs and an AM in Wilmington, and about 55 percent of market revenue [Michael Futch, "For Cumulus, the Wait Continues," "The Fayetteville Observer", September 10, 2000.] .Today, WMNX plays an
Mainstream Urban format.References
External links
* [http://www.coast973.com Official Website]
*FMQ|WMNX
*FML|WMNX
*FMARB|WMNX
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