WNNF
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Branding | Cat Country 94.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WFTK, WGRR, WOFX-FM, WRRM | |
History | |
First air date | 1955 (as WSAI-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Ninety Four-One", from the station's branding as "Radio 94.1" 2007–2009 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 59593 |
Class | B |
ERP | 16,000 watts |
HAAT | 264 meters (866 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°6′59.00″N 84°30′7.00″W / 39.1163889°N 84.5019444°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
WNNF (94.1
WNNF has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 16,000 watts. The transmitter site is on Highland Avenue at Interstate 71, northeast of Downtown Cincinnati, co-located with the tower used for WKRC-TV.[1]
History
Early years (1955-1970s)
The station
format.Rock (1976-1981)
In 1976, the station became
Country (1981-1985)
In 1981, the station changed to a country format, and became WKXF ("Kix 94.1").
Top 40 (1985)
During late summer 1985, the station briefly switched to a CHR format branded as "K-Rock 94".
Adult contemporary (1985-1997)
Several weeks later on August 26, 1985, the station switched to
Hot adult contemporary (1997-2006)
On September 19, 1997, WVMX ("Mix 94.1") made its debut with a
Modern adult contemporary (2007-2009)
The station became "Radio 94.1" at Noon on September 10, 2007, changed call letters to WNNF and dropped Goldberg's show as the station flipped to
Adult album alternative (2009-2011)
On March 8, 2009, the station began calling itself "Renew 94.1", asking listeners' input on what path the station should take on its website.[7] Later that month, it relaunched its format as "Frequency 94.1", but with a slight difference than what it was as "Radio".[8][9] The station had a slight adult album alternative (AAA) lean, patterned from Cumulus's recently launched AAA stations in Houston and Nashville, which later evolved into a full-fledged AAA in late 2009, dropping most pop acts and leaving competitor WKRQ as the only hot AC station in Cincinnati. It was one of three commercial AAA stations in Ohio, the others being WNWV in Cleveland and WLKR-FM in Norwalk. The station's ratings began falling during this time.
Hot adult contemporary (2011-2012)
On May 18, 2011, at noon, after playing "
Country (2012-present)
On New Year's Day, 2012, at Noon, without warning, WNNF changed its format to
On February 7, 2014, at 5 p.m., after playing "Friday Night" by Eric Paslay, WNNF rebranded as "Nash FM 94.1", following a trend established by other Cumulus-owned country music stations.[14] The first song on "Nash" was "Radio" by Darius Rucker.
On October 1, 2019, WNNF rebranded as "94.1 Cat Country" with no other changes to the schedule. The station's playlist also shifted to a model each hour where commercials play in a seven-minute block, with the remaining 53 minutes consisting of uninterrupted music.[15]
In January 2022, WNNF added the syndicated “Kincaid and Dallas” morning show, and switched to a more gold-based country format under the slogan “Forever Country.”
Other logos
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Logo used from 1997 until September 2007 during the "Mix" era.
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Logo used from September 2007 until March 2009.
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Logo used from March 2009 until May 2011.
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Logo used as "Journey 94.1" from May 2011 to January 2012.
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Logo as Nash FM, January 2014 to October 2019.
References
- ^ "WNNF-FM 94.1 MHz - Cincinnati, OH". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Ratings" (PDF). www.americanradiohistory.com. 1985. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "Ratings" (PDF). www.americanradiohistory.com. 1997. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "WVMX Cincinnati Becomes "Radio 94.1"". 10 September 2007.
- ^ "Cincinnati Change; Mix 94.1 Morphs to Radio 94.1".
- ^ Ownership swap is in the works for 5 area radio stations - Green Bay Press-Gazette (released January 3, 2009)
- ^ "WNNF Asks for Listener Input on 'Renew 94.1'".
- ^ "What's the Frequency Cincinnati?". 20 March 2009.
- ^ "WNNF Becomes 'Frequency 94.1'".
- ^ "94.1 WNNF Cincinnati Stunt Loop – 5/19/2011 | FM Airchecks". Archived from the original on 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "94.1 WNNF Cincinnati Begins a New Journey". 20 May 2011.
- ^ "WNNF Becomes Journey 94.1". 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Journey 94.1 Cincinnati Flips to Great Country". January 2012.
- ^ "Nash Comes To Cincinnati". RadioInsight. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "WNNF Cincinnati Drops Nash For Cat Country". RadioInsight. October 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
External links
- NASH 94.1
- WNNF in the FCC FM station database
- WNNF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database