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WRND
Oak Grove, Kentucky;
Broadcast area	Clarksville, Tennessee; Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Frequency	94.3 MHz
Branding	Rewind 94.3
Programmierung
Format	Variety hits
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications; (Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC);
Sister stations	WCVQ, WKFN, WNZE, WQEZ, WVVR, WZZP
History
First air date	1965 (as WDBL-FM)
Former call signs	WDBL-FM (1979–2002); WJOI-FM (2002–2004); WEGI (2004–2009); WEGI-FM (2009–2013); WRND-FM (2013–2018)
Call sign meaning	RewiND
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	14915
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	78 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	rewind943.com

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WRND (94.3 FM, "Rewind 94.3") is a commercial radio station licensed to Oak Grove, Kentucky with offices located in Clarksville, Tennessee. WRND and its sister stations are known as the "Five Star Radio Group" and is owned by Saga Communications.

History

The station had its beginning in 1965, licensed to Springfield, Tennessee as WDBL-FM. According to FCC records, the station changed calls on November 4, 2002, to WJOI-FM and then changed calls again on March 13, 2004, to WEGI. Saga Communications assumed ownership and control of the station on July 3, 2003, from Tuned In Broadcasting, Inc.

Saga Communications, Inc. had the FCC change the city of license to Oak Grove, Kentucky.

On April 15, 2009, WEGI-FM "Eagle 94.3" began simulcasting on WEGI AM 1370, one of Saga Communications, Inc.'s AM properties. They broadcast a new top of the hour FCC ID check as "WEGI-AM 1370, FORT CAMPBELL ... WEGI-FM 94.3 OAK GROVE". At this time, the call sign on 94.3 FM was changed from WEGI to WEGI-FM so that AM 1370 could change their call sign from WJQI to WEGI.

On December 26, 2013, WEGI-FM shifted their format to variety hits, branded as "Rewind 94.3".^[2] The station changed its call sign to WRND-FM on December 27, 2013, and then to the current WRND on March 5, 2018.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WRND". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WEGI Rewinds Itself".

"Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2008-01-30.

External links

Saga Communications Radio Stations
Rewind 94.3 website
Facility details for Facility ID 14915 (WRND) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WRND in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

36°38′28″N 87°26′02″W / 36.641°N 87.434°W / 36.641; -87.434

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WRND". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WEGI Rewinds Itself".

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+{{For|the radio station which held the call sign WRND from 2013 to 2018|WQEZ}}
-{{Infobox Radio station
+{{Infobox radio station
-| name             = WEGI-FM
-| image            =
+| name             = WRND
+| logo             = [[Image:WRND Rewind94.3 logo.png|150px]]
 | city             = [[Oak Grove, Kentucky]]
-| area             =
+| area             = [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]<br>[[Fort Campbell, Kentucky]]
-| branding         = ''Eagle 94.3''
+| branding         = Rewind 94.3
-| slogan           = "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
 | frequency        = 94.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
-| repeater         =
+| airdate          = 1965 (as WDBL-FM)
-| airdate          =
+| format           = [[Adult hits|Variety hits]]
-| format           = [[Classic Hits]]
 | erp              = 6,000 [[watt]]s
 | haat             = 78 meters
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 | facility_id      = 14915
 | coordinates      =
-| callsign_meaning =
+| callsign_meaning = '''R'''ewi'''ND'''
-| former_callsigns = WJOI-FM (11/04/02-03/13/04)<br/>WDBL-FM (07/18/79-11/04/02)<br/>WEGI (2002-2009)
+| former_callsigns = WDBL-FM (1979–2002)<br>WJOI-FM (2002–2004)<br>WEGI (2004–2009)<br>WEGI-FM (2009–2013)<br>WRND-FM (2013–2018)
-| affiliations     =
+| affiliations     = [[Premiere Networks]]<br>[[Westwood One]]
-| owner            = [[Saga Communications]], Inc.
+| owner            = Saga Communications
 | licensee         = Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC
-| sister_stations  = [[WCVQ]], [[WKFN]], [[WJQI]], [[WVVR]], [[WZZP]]
+| sister_stations  = [[WCVQ]], [[WKFN]], [[WNZE]], [[WQEZ]], [[WVVR]], [[WZZP]]
-| webcast          = [http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.net/player/flash/audio_player.php?id=WEGIFM&uid=44 Listen Live]
+| webcast          = [https://player.amperwave.net/7929 Listen Live]
-| website          = [http://www.eagle943.com/ eagle943.com]
+| website          = [https://www.rewind943.com/ rewind943.com]
+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
 }}
-'''WEGI-FM''' (94.3 FM, "The Eagle") is a commercial [[FM band|FM]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Oak Grove, Kentucky]] with offices located in [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]. WEGI and its sister-stations are known as the "5 Star Radio Group" and is owned by [[Saga Communications]], Inc.
+'''WRND''' (94.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "Rewind 94.3") is a commercial [[radio station]] licensed to [[Oak Grove, Kentucky]] with offices located in [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]. WRND and its sister stations are known as the "Five Star Radio Group" and is owned by Saga Communications.
-== History ==
-WEGI-FM had its beginning in 1979, licensed to [[Springfield, Tennessee]] as WDBL-FM.  According to FCC records, the station changed calls on November 4, 2002, to WJOI-FM and then changed calls again on March 13, 2004, to WEGI.  Saga Communications assumed ownership and control of the station on July 3, 2003, from Tuned In Broadcasting, Inc.
+==History==
+The station had its beginning in 1965, licensed to [[Springfield, Tennessee]] as '''WDBL-FM'''. According to FCC records, the station changed calls on November 4, 2002, to '''WJOI-FM''' and then changed calls again on March 13, 2004, to '''WEGI'''. Saga Communications assumed ownership and control of the station on July 3, 2003, from Tuned In Broadcasting, Inc.
 Saga Communications, Inc. had the FCC change the city of license to Oak Grove, Kentucky.
-On April 15, 2009, WEGI-FM "Eagle 94.3" began simulcasting on WEGI AM 1370, one of Sega Communications, Inc. AM properties. They broadcast a new top of the hour FCC ID check as "WEGI-AM 1370, FORT CAMPBELL ... WEGI-FM 94.3 OAK GROVE". At this time the call sign on 94.3 FM was changed from WEGI to WEGI-FM so that AM 1370 could change their call sign from WJQI to [[WEGI (AM)|WEGI]].
+On April 15, 2009, WEGI-FM "Eagle 94.3" began simulcasting on WEGI AM 1370, one of Saga Communications, Inc.'s AM properties. They broadcast a new top of the hour FCC ID check as "WEGI-AM 1370, FORT CAMPBELL ... WEGI-FM 94.3 OAK GROVE". At this time, the call sign on 94.3 FM was changed from WEGI to '''WEGI-FM''' so that AM 1370 could change their call sign from WJQI to WEGI.
+On December 26, 2013, WEGI-FM shifted their format to variety hits, branded as "Rewind 94.3".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/87068/wegi-to-rewind-itself/|title = WEGI Rewinds Itself}}</ref> The station changed its call sign to '''WRND-FM''' on December 27, 2013, and then to the current WRND on March 5, 2018.
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{refbegin}}
-*{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=14915&Callsign=WEGI |title=Call Sign History |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |accessdate=2008-01-30}}
+*{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=14915&Callsign=WRND |title=Call Sign History |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2008-01-30}}
 {{refend}}
-The on air lineup as of July 2009:
--10am     JT Daniels
--2pm     Ryan
--6pm      CC Carmack
--midnight Fletch
-== External links ==
+==External links==
+*[https://sagacom.com/stations/ Saga Communications Radio Stations]
-*[http://www.eagle943.com/ Eagle 94.3 website]
+*[https://www.rewind943.com/ Rewind 94.3 website]
-*{{FM station data|WEGI}}
+*{{FM station data|14915|WRND}}
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-{{coord missing|Kentucky}}
-[[Category:Radio stations in Kentucky|EGI]]
+[[Category:Radio stations in Kentucky|RND (FM)]]
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+[[Category:Radio stations established in 1979]]
+[[Category:1979 establishments in Tennessee]]
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