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WNOO

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Frequency	1260 kHz
Branding	WNOO 1260 am 107.3 fm
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary/gospel
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Clear Media, LLC
History
Call sign meaning	ChattaNOOga
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53955
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 25 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°03′08″N 85°16′22″W / 35.05222°N 85.27278°W / 35.05222; -85.27278
Translator(s)	101.1 MHz W266EA (Chattanooga)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wnooradio.com

WNOO (1260 AM) is an urban contemporary/gospel station serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee market, in the United States.

FM translator

In addition to the main station, WNOO is relayed by an FM translator in order to widen the broadcast area, especially at night when WNOO AM reduces power to 25 watts. The FM translator also gives the listener another option, namely FM with high-fidelity sound.

History

On December 30, 1960, Jerry Tucker of WNOO interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just before the civil rights leader gave a speech at Chattanooga's Memorial Auditorium. On January 1, 2006, WTUN started simulcasting with WNOO after its classic country format was moved to WNGA. After a few months of simulcasting with WNOO, WTUN 101.9 then changed their calls to WOCE and is now a Spanish-language broadcaster.

On May 16, 2019, a city construction crew accidentally hit a guy wire to the station's tower causing it to crash down and knock the station off the air. The station set up a temporary tower so it can operate at reduced power and the station continued to broadcast via streaming audio. The city is paying for a replacement tower.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WNOO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "1960 MLK Interview". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
3. "Update: City to pay almost $200,000 to replace toppled radio tower". 20 May 2019.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 53955 (WNOO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WNOO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• FCC History Cards for WNOO

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