WNCV

WNCV (93.3 FM, "Coast 93.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Shalimar, Florida, USA. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and the license is held by Cumulus Licensing LLC.

Programming

WNCV broadcasts an adult contemporary music format to the greater Fort Walton Beach, Florida, area. Notable syndicated programming on WNCV includes the John Tesh Radio Show hosted by John Tesh.

History

The beginning

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 23, 1981, for a new FM station in Evergreen, Alabama, broadcasting with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power at 93.5 MHz. The new station was assigned the call letters WEGN-FM by the FCC on January 31, 1983.

In March 1982, Vogel Moody Corp. contracted to sell the permit for this still-under construction station to Stafford Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on . WEGN-FM received its license to cover from the FCC on December 20, 1983.

In December 1983, less than a week before the station would received its broadcast license, Stafford Broadcasting, Inc., made a deal to sell WEGN-FM to Davis Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 14, 1984, and the transaction was consummated on February 29, 1984.