WSFN (790 AM) is a

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Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia, Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-larges ...

. Programming is

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on WFNS

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and on

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W279BC at 103.7

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. Southern Media Interactive LLC owns WSFN and also

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and WFNS in Blackshear. Most of the programming comes from

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. The station also carries

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games. By day, WSFN is powered at 500

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s. But to protect other stations on

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from interference, WSFN reduces power to 115 watts at night.

History

The station first

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the air on It went through multiple formats over the years. In the 2000s, it switched to all

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programming. "The Fan" SportsRadio 790 WSFN was the first and only full-time, 24-hour all-sports radio station serving Brunswick and The Golden Isles of Georgia. In March 2013, Southern Media Interactive, LLC, acquired WSFN, WFNS and WSEG. The company created the Southern Pigskin Radio Network, broadcasting on all five AM/FM stations in the Brunswick, Savannah and Hilton Head

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s. The station is an

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of the

Atlanta Braves Radio Network The Atlanta Braves Radio Network is a 171-station network (66 A.M., 39 F.M. stations + 62 F.M. translators and 4 HD channels) with terrestrial coverage in 11 states Southeastern United States that airs Major League Baseball games of the Atlanta B ...

, the largest radio network in

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. Regular programming on WSFN is pre-empted when the Braves are playing. On September 4, 2022, it was announced that Shanks Broadcasting would acquire WSFN and would begin carrying the company's "Sports Superstations" network. In March 2024, WSFN was told by the

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that it would be fined $16,200 and would lose the license to run its

at 103.7 MHz. The FCC said WSFN had committed numerous violations, including being off the air without notifying the FCC, operating from a location not on its license and using equipment not on its license.RBR.com "Multiple Violations Could Cost Georgia AM Its FM Translator" Radio+Television Business Report. March 14, 2024.
/ref> WSFN management is considering contesting the fine and translator revocation.

References

External links

ESPN Coastal Georgia Facebook
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