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Radio station in Friendsville, Tennessee
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
.
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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
)
.
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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
.
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