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WNML-FM

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WNML-FM
Broadcast areaKnoxville metropolitan area
Frequency99.1 MHz
Branding99.1 The Sports Animal
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsInfinity Sports Network
Tennessee Smokies Radio Network
Knoxville Ice Bears
University of Tennessee Vol Network
Ownership
Owner
WIVK, WOKI, WNML
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[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
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
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website991thesportsanimal.com

WNML-FM (99.1 MHz; "99.1 The Sports Animal") is a commercial radio station licensed to Friendsville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. It simulcasts a sports radio format with sister station WNML 990 AM and is owned by Cumulus Media. The studios and offices are on Old Kingston Pike in the 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.[3]

Programming

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Most programming comes from Infinity Sports Network. WNML-AM-FM are the flagship radio stations for both the Tennessee Smokies Southern League Baseball radio network and the University of Tennessee Vol Network. The stations also carry Knoxville Ice Bears games in the Southern Professional Hockey League.

History

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The station signed on the air on January 5, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-01-05).[4] 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.[5][6]

Logo from 2015-2020

References

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  1. ^ "Call Sign History (WNML-FM)". Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNML-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WNML-FM
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 page D-417, Broadcasting & Cable
  5. ^ "Radio Was/Knoxville". Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  6. ^ "Radio Stations". Archived from the original on April 18, 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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