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 = 100,000 Watts
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 formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wilmington, 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 and Smooth 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 by Ocean 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