WMNG

WMNG
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands;
Frequency	104.9 FM (MHz)
Branding	104.9 The Mongoose
Programming
Format	Classic Hits
Ownership
Owner	Clara Communications Corporation; (operated by JKC Communications); (Clara Communications Corporation);
Sister stations	WJKC; WMYP; WVVI-FM; WSKX; WVIQ
History
First air date	1997
Former call signs	WAQW (2/97-9/97)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	81515
Class	B
ERP	15,000 watts
HAAT	230 meters (754 feet)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	viradio.com

WMNG (104.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by Clara Communications Corporation and operated by JKC Communications. It airs a classic hits music format.^[3]

The Federal Communications Commission assigned this station the call letters WAQW on February 7, 1997.^[1] This designation was short-lived as the station switched to the current WMNG call letters on September 26, 1997.^[1]

Construction permit

WMNG is currently a class A station broadcasting with 6,000 watts of effective radiated power in a non-directional pattern from an antenna 213 meters above the average terrain. On September 20, 2007 they applied to become a more powerful class B station broadcasting with 30,000 watts of effective radiated power from a directional antenna 230 meters in height above average terrain.^[4] The proposed new pattern will protect Puerto Rico from interference by this station's broadcast signal. A construction permit authorizing these changes was granted by the FCC on October 14, 2008, and is set to expire on October 14, 2011, if the upgrade is not completed.^[5]