| Broadcast area | Knoxville metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
| Branding | 99.1 The Sports Animal |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | CBS Sports Radio Tennessee Smokies Radio Network Knoxville Ice Bears University of Tennessee Vol Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WIVK, WOKI, WNML | |
| History | |
First air date | January 5, 1989 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Animal" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 7998 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 93 meters (305 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°47′10.00″N 84°17′24.00″W / 35.7861111°N 84.2900000°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 991thesportsanimal.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.[2]
Programming
Most programming comes from CBS Sports Radio. 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
The station signed on the air on January 5, 1989.[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]
References
- ↑ "Call Sign History (WNML-FM)". Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WNML-FM
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 page D-417, Broadcasting & Cable
- ↑ "Radio Was/Knoxville". Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ↑ "Radio Stations". Archived from the original on April 18, 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
- The Sports Animal's official website
- WNML in the FCC FM station database
- WNML in Nielsen Audio's FM station database