KNIA
City | Knoxville, Iowa |
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Broadcast area | Knoxville/Pella, Iowa |
Branding | Real Country AM 1320 |
Slogan | "Today's News, Yesterday's Music" |
Frequency | 1320 kHz |
First air date | 1960[1] |
Format | Country/News |
Power |
500 watts (day) 222 watts (night) |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 39463 |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°19′50″N 93°06′34″W / 41.33056°N 93.10944°W |
Callsign meaning | KNoxville, IowA |
Owner | M and H Broadcasting, Inc. |
Sister stations | KRLS |
Website | kniakrls.com |
KNIA (1320 AM \ 95.3 FM, "Real Country AM 1320") is a full-service radio station licensed to serve Knoxville, Iowa, USA. The station is owned by M and H Broadcasting, Inc.
KNIA broadcasts a country music format with news and other public affairs programming.[2] On Sundays, Gospel music and other religious programming is aired.
History
Forrest Mitchell put KNIA on the air in 1960.[1] In September 1964, Mitchell Broadcasting Corporation (Forrest J. Mitchell Jr., president) announced the sale of KNIA to Stevens Radio Corporation.[3]
Former employees include:
Ed Hanna, General Manager (late 1970s) Melvin Knowles, Chief Engineer (1970s - 1980s) Diana Brewer, Sales Manager (late 1970s) Dwight 'Skip' Anderson, Program Director (Late 1970s)
In December 1992, Leighton Enterprises, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to M and H Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 23, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 1993.[4]
References
- 1 2 Decision and Reports, March 1973 to June 1973. Federal Communications Commission. 1974. p. 597.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Stevens purchasing station". The Jefferson Bee. September 15, 1964. p. 1.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19921228EA)". FCC Media Bureau. March 1, 1993.
External links
- KNIA official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KNIA
- Radio-Locator Information on KNIA
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KNIA