WCON-FM

For the AM radio station in Cornelia, Georgia, United States, see WCON (AM).
WCON-FM
City of license Cornelia, Georgia
Branding 99.3 WCON
Slogan Continuous Country
Frequency 99.3 MHz
Format Country and Southern Gospel music
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 246.0 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 25814
Transmitter coordinates 34°31′24.00″N 83°40′46.00″W / 34.5233333°N 83.6794444°W
Former callsigns WCON (1978-1979)
Affiliations ABC Radio, Atlanta Braves, Georgia Institute of Technology
Owner Habersham Broadcasting Co.
Website wconfm.com

WCON-FM (99.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Cornelia, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by Habersham Broadcasting Co. and features programing from ABC Radio .[1] WCON-FM is also the home for broadcasts of the Atlanta Braves. WCON also carries Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football.

History

WCON-FM went on the air in 1965 as a Class A station and was upgraded to a C2 with 50,000 Watts of power in 1989. Coverage extends all over North Georgia, reaching into metro Atlanta, Greenville, South Carolina, and equal distances in other directions.

WCON-FM broadcasts in stereo 24 hours a day with 50,000 Watts on 99.3 megacycles, with its transmitter and 803-foot tower located in White County about a mile from the Hall County line. The station's studios and offices are at 540 North Main Street in Cornelia.

References

  1. ↑ "WCON-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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