WRNO-FM

WRNO-FM
Broadcast areaNew Orleans metropolitan area
Frequency99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingNews Talk 99.5 WRNO
Programming
FormatNews/talk
SubchannelsHD2: Classic hip hop
NetworkFox News Radio
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
WNOE-FM, WODT, WQUE-FM, WYLD, WYLD-FM, WFFX
History
First air date
October 17, 1967 (1967-10-17)
Call sign meaning
Westbank Radio New Orleans
Technical information
Facility ID54890
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT306 meters (1004 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
29°58′59″N 89°57′11″W / 29.983°N 89.953°W / 29.983; -89.953
Translator(s)HD2: 96.3 K242CE (Meraux)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewrno.iheart.com

WRNO-FM (99.5 MHz) – branded News Talk 99.5 WRNO – is a commercial radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It airs a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Howard Avenue in Downtown New Orleans.

WRNO-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is off Paris Road in the Bayou Bienvenue Central Wetland District near Chalmette. It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel airs "Throwback 96.3," a classic hip-hop format which feeds 250-watt FM translator K242CE at 96.3 MHz in Meraux.