WMYL

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WMYL
Broadcast area Knoxville
Frequency 96.7 MHz
Branding96.7 Merle
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerM & M Broadcasting Ron Meredith
WYSH, WJBZ, WQLA
History
Former call signs
WXJB (1990–2006)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 30610
Class A
ERP 2,800 watts
HAAT 149.0 meters (488.8 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°4′21.00″N84°1′18.00″W / 36.0725000°N 84.0216667°W / 36.0725000; -84.0216667
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website 967merle.com

WMYL (96.7 FM, "96.7 Merle") is a radio station broadcasting the country music format. [2] Licensed to Halls Crossroads, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Knoxville area. The station is currently owned and operated by Ron Meredith M & M Broadcasting. [3]

In 2006, Ron Meredith and M&M Broadcasting purchased WXJB, WFXY, and WANO in Middlesboro, KY, Harrogate, TN, and Pineville, KY, for just over 1 million dollars, changed the call letters to of WXJB to WMYL, and branded the station as Merle FM, moving it Knoxville and Halls Crossroads, to which it is licensed. As of spring 2020, the station is now branded "96.7 Merle. Forgotten favorites and only the new country you love."

Since moving on to Halls Crossroads, 96.7 Merle has offered a mix of old and new country and is wildly successful in East Tennessee.

The station is home to multiple CMA Personality Of The Year award winners, including morning show Bud and Broadway, afternoon talent Jack Ryan, and Knoxville country legend Mike Hammond on-air at 96.7 Merle.

Meredith and M&M also Own WJBZ Praise 96.3, WYSH AM 1380 , FM 101.1 , FM 99.5

WQLA FM 95.9 ROCKS FM 95.9 , AM 960

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WMYL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  3. "WMYL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 25, 2010.