WUIN (FM)
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| City | Oak Island, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Branding | 98.3 The Penguin |
| Slogan | A Different Kind Of Bird |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| First air date | 2000 |
| Format | AAA |
| ERP | 18,500 watts |
| HAAT | 116 meters (381 ft) |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 48626 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°57′40″N 78°01′37″W / 33.96111°N 78.02694°W |
| Callsign meaning | The PengUIN |
| Former callsigns | WAZO (1998-2004) WSFM (2004-2011) |
| Owner | Thomas Davis (Davis Media, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WAZO, WKXB, WMFD |
| Website | 983thepenguin.com |
WUIN (98.3 FM, "The Penguin") is an American radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed in Oak Island, North Carolina, the station serves the greater Wilmington, North Carolina, area. The station, originally established in 2000, is currently owned by Thomas Davis, through licensee Davis Media, LLC. WUIN features a broad variety of styles including reggae, blues, jazz, Americana, rock, soul and hip-hop.
In 2000, Ocean Broadcasting LLC, which owned Wilmington radio stations WLGX, WRQR and WMFD, started a CHR radio station at 98.3 FM, licensed to Oak Island, North Carolina. Broadcasting at the equivalent of 25,000 watts from a 400-foot tower near Southport, and serving Brunswick and New Hanover counties, WAZO "Channel Z" played artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sugar Ray, Will Smith, the Backstreet Boys, Dave Matthews, TLC, Jennifer Lopez and Santana.
In July 2004, NextMedia Group purchased WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc., and WRQR, WAZO, and WMFD from Ocean Broadcasting LLC. The sale meant two big changes for Surf: the move to 98.3 FM, and the end of the controversial Lex and Terry, replaced with "The Mad Max Morning Show with Special K," based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. WAZO moved to 107.5 FM, former home of WSFM.
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