{{Infobox radio station
| name = WRNS
| image =
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| city = [[Kinston, North Carolina]]
| area = Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC
| branding =
| slogan = Eastern Carolina's Sports Talk Radio
| frequency = 960 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = April 9, 1937
| last airdate =
| format = [[Sports Talk]]
| language = English
| power =
| erp = 5 kW daytime
1 kW night
| haat =
| class = B
| facility_id = 36944
| coordinates = {{coord|35.2828|-77.6522|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
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| affiliations =
| operator =
| owner =
| licensee = Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc Of Tennessee
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [https://betonthebull.com] betonthebull.com
}}

'''WRNS''' is an American ([[AM Broadcasting|AM]]) [[radio station]] licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] to serve the community of [[Kinston, North Carolina]] on the frequency of 960 [[kilohertz|kHz]]. The station license is assigned to Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc Of Tennessee. WRNS-AM) airs a [[Sports Talk]] format.

The [[FCC]] first licensed this station to begin operations on April 9, 1937 using callsign WFTC.<ref name=fcchistory>{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=52820|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|title=FCC History card for WFTC}}</ref>

The station has held the WRNS callsign since August 3, 1989.<ref name="fcccsh">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History|url= http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=36944&Callsign=WRNS |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref>
==Stations that have used the WRNS CallSign==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Current Call Sign
! City, State
! Frequency
|-
| [[WRNS]] || [[ Kinston, NC]] ||align=right| 95.1 MHz
|}
==Call signs used at this station==
{| class="wikitable"
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! As Of
! Call Sign
|-
||| WFTC ||
|-
|August 3, 1989|| WRNS ||
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://betonthebull.com betonthebull.com] Official WRNS AM Website
* FCC Public Inspection File online [https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/am-profile/wrns]
* {{ AM station data|WRNS}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1937]]
[[Category:1937 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category: Radio stations in the United States]]
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