WNML-FM

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WNML-FM
History
First air date
January 5, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-01-05)
Former call signs
  • WLOD-FM (1988–1991)
  • WNOX (1991–1997)
  • WNOX-FM (1997–2005)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Animal"
Technical information
Facility ID7998
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT93 meters (305 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°47′10.00″N 84°17′24.00″W / 35.7861111°N 84.2900000°W / 35.7861111; -84.2900000
Links
WebcastListen live
Website991thesportsanimal.com

WNML-FM (99.1

Sequoyah Hills
section of West Knoxville.

WNML-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on Nicole Court, off U.S. Route 411, in Maryville.[2]

Programming

Most programming comes from

Southern Professional Hockey League
.

History

The station

signed on the air on January 5, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-01-05).[3] Its original call sign was WLOD-FM, and its city of license was Loudon, Tennessee. It was owned by Dick Broadcasting, with Allen Dick serving as the chief executive officer. In 1991, WNOX-AM-FM and WIVK-FM were acquired by Citadel Broadcasting
, which later merged with current owner Cumulus Media. WLOD-FM changed its call letters to WNOX-FM.

Over the years, formats included smooth jazz ("Double 99", simulcast with WNDD) and urban adult contemporary (X-99). Later, WNOX-FM started simulcasting talk radio station WNOX 990 AM.[4][5]

Logo from 2015-2020

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History (WNML-FM)". Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WNML-FM
  3. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 page D-417, Broadcasting & Cable
  4. ^ "Radio Was/Knoxville". Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  5. ^ "Radio Stations". Archived from the original on April 18, 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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