WGNE-FM 98.1 Daytona Beach

Original Call Letters: WRMF

Originally Licensed: Sep. 1968

Original City of License: Titusville

Original Frequency: 98.3

Origin of Call Letters:

Original Power: 3,000 watts

Original Format: Country

Owner(s):	1968-WRMF, Inc.
	1990-Sage Broadcasting
	1991-SBC Technologies Inc.
	1992-Southern Starr Limited Partnership ($3.5 million)
	1993-Robert F.X. Sillerman
	1996-SFX Broadcasting, Inc.
	1997-Southern Star Limited Partnership
	1998-Capstar Broadcasting Company
	1998-Clear Channel
	2000-Mega Communications
	2007-Entravision

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WRMF-1968-Soft Adult Contemporary
	WRMF-1972-MOR/50% WRMF-AM
	WRMF-1979-Beautiful Music
	WAJX-1979-AOR
	WAJX-1980-Contemporary Rock
	WSCF-1986-Adult Pop
	WGNE-1989-Country "Great 98" (moved to 98.3)
	WNUE-2000-Spanish Top 40 "La Nueva Mega"

WGNE History
WGNE began, as WRMF back in 1968, on the 98.3 frequency with 3,000 watts of power in Titusville. Several different call letter combinations and formats were tried through the years. With Orlando FM stations putting city grade signals into Titusville, things proved to be very difficult. In 1989, the FCC approved an upgrade to 50,000 watts if they would change frequencies to 98.1. The call letters were changed to WGNE, which stood for the "Great Ninety Eight", the format would go from Adult Pop to Country and the studios would be moved to Daytona Beach, which would also become their target market.

WGNE studios 1993 Courtesy of
Dave Edwards