WNNW

WNNW
Broadcast areaMerrimack Valley
Frequency800 kHz
BrandingPower 800 AM/102.9 FM
Programming
FormatSpanish tropical
Ownership
OwnerCosta-Eagle Radio Ventures, LP
WUBG, WMVX
History
First air date
August 1947
Former call signs
WCCM (1947–2002)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14752
ClassB
Power
  • 3,000 watts day
  • 244 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°40′26.33″N 71°11′24.21″W / 42.6739806°N 71.1900583°W / 42.6739806; -71.1900583
Translator(s)102.9 W275BH (Lawrence)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitepower800am.com

WNNW (800 AM; "Power 800 AM/102.9 FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures, LP, a partnership between Pat Costa and the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune newspaper. WNNW airs a Spanish-language tropical music format.

WNNW's transmitter is off Chandler Road in Andover, Massachusetts. The station broadcasts at 3,000 watts by day; because AM 800 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Mexico, WNNW must reduce power at night to 244 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times. WNNW is also heard on FM translator W275BH at 102.9 MHz, which also uses the same Andover tower as the AM station.

Established in 1947 as WCCM, the station was owned by sportscaster Curt Gowdy from 1963 to 1997, and featured a full service format with middle of the road music, talk, and Spanish-language programming. After Costa-Eagle acquired the station, it briefly shifted from adult standards to adult contemporary in 1998, but returned to standards a year later. In early 2002, WCCM replaced most of its music with increased talk and sports programming; a rearrangement of the Costa-Eagle stations' programming that September resulted in the 800 kHz facility being taken over by WNNW and its Spanish tropical programming. It has operated an FM translator since 2009.