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| Broadcast area | Hilton Head Island -Savannah metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 107.9MHz |
| Branding | Rewind 107.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Jacksonville Jaguars Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFXH-FM,WGCO,WHHW,WUBB,WXYY | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1988; 36 years ago (1988-06) (as WIJY on 106.9)[citation needed] |
Former call signs | WXYY (2011–2014) WLOW (1996–2011) WIJY-FM (1996-12-02) WIJY (1987–1996) WTOI (May–December 1987)[1] |
Former frequencies | 106.9 MHz (1988–1995) |
Call sign meaning | WReWiNd |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72387 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 24,000watts |
| HAAT | 221 meters (725 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°13′36.0″N80°50′53.0″W / 32.226667°N 80.848056°W /32.226667; -80.848056 (NAD83) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | rewind1079.com |
WRWN (107.9FM, "Rewind 107.9") is acommercailradio stationlicensed toPort Royal, South Carolina, and servingHilton Head Island and theSavannah metropolitan area. It airs aclassic hitsradio format and is owned by Dick Broadcasting, through licensee Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee. The studios and offices are on Mall Boulevard in Savannah.
It is aClass C2 station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 24,000watts. Thetransmitter is on Ulmer Road inBluffton, South Carolina.
The stationsigned on the air in February 1988; 37 years ago (1988-02).[2] The originalcall sign was WLOW. It broadcast on 107.1 FM and playedbig bands, one of the few FM stations to play this style of music.
For much of 1994, the station became WHHR-FM, airing atalk radio format as "The News and Conversation Station". Listeners asked for the return of the nostalgia format, which had found a home on99.7 FM. WLOW began playing big bands again in December, 1994.
In 1995, Adventure Radio purchased it and upgraded it to aClass C1 station. WLOW traded frequencies withWIJY at 107.9. Over the years, the music evolved intoadult standards with somesmooth jazz at night. The standards format continued through late 2005 as "WLOW 107.9 - Good Times, Great Memories" until October 2005. It switched to all-Christmas music during the 2005 holiday season.[3][4] After the holidays, WLOW rebranded itself and launched a new format, aSoft Adult Contemporary sound as "Familiar Favorites - 107.9 The Coast". Although the new format was similar to the previous WLOW, it featured more recent material, from artists such asLionel Richie,The Bee Gees,The Beach Boys,Marvin Gaye,Gloria Estefan, andFleetwood Mac.[5] Smooth jazz was played at night.
Afterstunting with an allIrish music format as "Shamrock 107.9" onSt. Patrick's Day, WLOW flipped from Soft AC toHot AC as Y107.9 - "90's, 2K, & Today!" on March 18, 2011. The call sign was also changed to WXYY.[6]
The new station was programmed by Brad Wells.[7] In less than two years on 107.9, it raised thousands of dollars for "Susan G. Komen for the Cure" in Coastal Georgia.[8] It also collected over 4,000 gifts for the areaUnited States Marine CorpsToys for Tots Drive.[9]
On March 14, 2014, WXYY's call letters and format were moved to the stronger100.1 signal as "Y100". 107.9's call sign was changed to WRWN, which stunted again with an all-Irish music format as "Shamrock 107.9". The stunting ended March 18, 2014, when WRWN launched a classic hits format branded as "Rewind 107.9".[10]
In September 2017, Dick Broadcasting announced the purchase of Alpha Media stations in three markets, including the purchase of "Rewind 107.9."[11]
On November 1, 2022, WRWN switched toChristmas music as "Christmas 107.9" for the first time, before returning to the Classic Hits format on December 26.[12]
