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WCON-FM

Radio station in Cornelia, Georgia

34°31′24.4″N 83°40′45.6″W / 34.523444°N 83.679333°W / 34.523444; -83.679333Translator(s)HD2: 107.7 W299AT (Cornelia) HD3: 100.3 W262AL (Gainesville)Links

Public license information

Public file
LMS

WebcastListen LiveWebsitewww.mycountry993.com

WCON-FM (99.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Cornelia, Georgia, United States, the station is currently owned by Habersham Broadcasting Co.^[2] WCON-FM also broadcasts Atlanta Braves baseball games.

Its tower is located in White County, and its studios are located at 540 North Main Street in Cornelia.

History

WCON-FM went on the air in 1965 as a Class A station and was upgraded to a C2 class radio station with 50,000 watts of power in 1989. On December 5, 2015, WCON increased its power to 100,000 watts, covering all of Northeast Georgia and portions of the Carolinas.

In May 2019, the station flipped from a blend of country and southern gospel music to classic country as My Country 99.3.^[3]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WCON". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WCON-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WCON-FM Relaunches As My Country 99.3". RadioInsight. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-16.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 25814 (WCON-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WCON-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 151815 (W262AL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

Radio stations in the Athens metropolitan area (Georgia)

By AM frequency

960
1340
1470

By FM frequency

88.1
88.9
90.5
90.9
91.7
92.3
97.1
97.7
99.3
100.1
102.1
103.7
104.7
106.1
106.7

LPFM	93.3 100.7 105.7 107.9
Translators	88.5 92.7 94.5 98.7

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

88.9-1
88.9-2
99.3-1
99.3-2

By call sign

Nearby regions: Asheville; Atlanta; Augusta; Chattanooga; Greenville-Spartanburg; Macon; Rome

See also: List of radio stations in Georgia

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Georgia
Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCJM-FM – West Point WCON-FM – Cornelia WDEN-FM – Macon WDXQ – Cochran WEKS – Zebulon WGJK - Rome WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJJC – Commerce WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Fort Benning WKHX-FM – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR-FM – Lavonia WLJA-FM – Ellijay WLUB – Augusta WLYU – Lyons WMCD – Rocky Ford WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Athens WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WSGA – Hinesville WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO-FM – Thomson WTRP - La Grange WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZQZ – Trion
Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert WHIE – Griffin
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