WPNS (AM)

WPNS
Destin, Florida;
Broadcast area	Fort Walton Beach area
Frequency	1140 kHz
Programming
Format	Silent
Ownership
Owner	ANDALA ENTERPRISES INC.
History
First air date	April 21, 1987 (as WWOU at 1120)
Former call signs	WWOU (1987–1988); WBZR (1988–2003); WNWF (2003–2018)
Former frequencies	1120 kHz (1987–2017)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72803
Class	D
Power	3,000 watts day; 12 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	30°30′34.00″N 86°28′34.00″W / 30.5094444°N 86.4761111°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WPNS (1140 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Destin, Florida. As of March 21, 2020, the station has been silent.

History

The station went on the air as WWOU on April 21, 1987. On December 15, 1988, the station changed its call sign to WBZR, and on November 1, 2003, to WNWF.^[2]

Tri-City purchased the station in February 2016 and the license transfer was official in May; Tri-City Radio, LLC had been LMA'ing the station since November 2015. (Alabama Broadcast Media Page)

On November 29, 2013, WNWF was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to move to 1140 kHz, increase day power to 3,000 watts, add critical hours operation with 2,400 watts and add night operation with 12 watts. A license to cover for their newly built facility was filed in December 2016, and was issued on December 19, 2017.

The station swapped call signs with Alabama-based radio station WPNS on December 21, 2018.

WPNS ceased broadcasting on March 21, 2020, due to financial reasons,^[3] as well as due to the COVID-19 emergency.^[4] WPNS must return to the air by March 22, 2021, or face deletion of its license.