KNIM

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KNIM
Frequency 1580 kHz
BrandingKNIM Country 95.9-1580
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
KVVL
History
First air date
 1953 [1]
Call sign meaning
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 48973
Class D
Power 480 watts day
10 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 40°23′31.00″N94°58′4.00″W / 40.3919444°N 94.9677778°W / 40.3919444; -94.9677778
Translator(s) 95.9 K240DY (Maryville)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website nodawaybroadcasting.com

KNIM (1580 AM) is radio station licensed to Maryville, Missouri. It airs a country music format [4]

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History

KNIM began broadcasting in 1953 and was owned by the Maryville Radio and Television Corporation. [1] [5] It originally ran 250 watts, during daytime hours only. [5] In September 1972, its sister station KNIM-FM began broadcasting, simulcasting the programming of KNIM. [6]

On January 1, 2022, Regional Media acquired the station and its sister station KVVL from Nodaway Broadcasting which had been owned by Jim and Joyce Cronin since 1996. [7]

On January 10, 2022, KNIM rebranded as "I'm Country KNIM". [8]

Translator

KNIM is also heard at 95.9 MHz, through a translator in Maryville, Missouri.

Broadcast translator for KNIM
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
K240DY95.9 FM Maryville, Missouri 15474725087.9  m (288  ft)D LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 1955 Broadcasting Yearbook-Marketbook , Broadcasting — Telecasting, 1955. p. 194. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Experts offer look into the history of local radio", The Maryville Forum . November 21, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNIM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ AM Query Results: KNIM, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  5. 1 2 History Cards for KNIM, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 , Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-110. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Radio stations to switch hands, Cronins to retire".
  8. ↑ KNIM Says I’m Country Radioinsight - January 13, 2022


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