WWWI-FM

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WWWI-FM
WWWI.png
Broadcast area Brainerd, Minnesota
Frequency 95.9 MHz
BrandingCash 95.9
Programming
Format Country; adult standards
Affiliations CBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Jimmy D. Birkemeyer
  • (R & J Broadcasting, Inc.)
KFGI, KKIN, KKIN-FM, KLKS, WWWI
History
First air date
1998 (as KBKK)
Former call signs
KBKK (1998–2004) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 17029
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 73 meters (240 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 46°15′03″N94°19′30″W / 46.25083°N 94.32500°W / 46.25083; -94.32500
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website rjbroadcasting.com/kkin-kfgi-wwwi-klks/

WWWI-FM (95.9 FM, "Cash 95") is a radio station licensed to Pillager, Minnesota, and serving the Brainerd Lakes Area. The station is owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting. Its sister station is WWWI (1270 AM), which airs a news/talk format.

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It airs a hybrid country music and adult standards format. [3] and gets network news from CBS News Radio.

The station was assigned the WWWI-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 1, 2004. [1]

History

It was announced in July 2012 that Red Rock Radio was buying the AM/FM combo from Tower Broadcasting Corporation, pending FCC approval. The purchase was consummated on October 31, 2012, at a purchase price of $700,000.

On September 1, 2013, WWWI-FM split from its simulcast with WWWI AM 1270 and switched to a classic rock format.

On September 23, 2014, it was announced WWWI-FM will join one of 6 stations in a simulcast of KQDS-FM, which also has a classic rock format, effective October 6.

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WWWI-FM to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal; [4] the sale was completed on December 21, 2016. [5] On November 1, 2016, WWWI-FM changed their format from classic rock to country/adult standards.

Honors and awards

In February 2006, station co-owner Mary Pryor was awarded the Marine Corps League Distinguished Citizen Award for her support of the annual Toys for Kids program. [6] The award by the Heartland Detachment of the Marine Corps League and the Heartland Auxiliary Unit, which sponsor Toys for Kids. (The "Toys for Kids" program is independent of the national Toys for Tots program.) This was the first time the award had been presented to a civilian in the Brainerd area. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWWI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ↑ Venta, Lance (September 16, 2016). "Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 22, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Erickson, Matt (February 22, 2006). "Marines honor WWWI radio's Mary Pryor for her Toys for Kids support". Brainerd Dispatch.
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