WNNF
| City of license | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Branding | Great Country 94.1 |
| Slogan | 90's to Now |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1970s (as WSAI) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 16,000 watts |
| HAAT | 264 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 59593 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°6′59.00″N 84°30′7.00″W / 39.11639°N 84.50194°W |
| Callsign meaning | NiNety-Four-One |
| Former callsigns | WSAI (1979-1983) WKXF (1983-1985) WWNK (1985-1997) WVMX (1997-2007) |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WGRR, WOFX, WRRM, WFTK |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WNNF Online |
WNNF (94.1 FM) is a radio station currently airing a country music format. Licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, it serves the Cincinnati area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. Cumulus also owns classic rocker WOFX-FM 92.5, alternative rocker WFTK 96.5, adult contemporary WRRM 98.5, and classic hits WGRR 103.5.
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[edit] History
The station started in the 1970s with a Top 40/Oldies format. In 1976, the station flipped to WSAI and played Rock n Roll. In 1983, the station flipped to country, and became, WKXF, "Kix 94". The country format only lasted two years. In 1985, the station briefly flipped to a Top 40 format as "K-Rock 94" before switching to Adult Contemporary WWNK, "Wink 94.1" in 1986. Wink 94.1 stayed on the air until 1997, when WVMX, "Mix 94.1", made its debut with a hot adult contemporary format that was patterned after sister station WMVX in Cleveland. In 2006, the station started leaning towards Rhythmic AC after the station had begun carrying Whoopi Goldberg's Wake Up With Whoopi show. The station became "Radio 94.1" on September 10, 2007, changed call letters to WNNF and dumped Whoopi's show as the station transitioned back towards a more mainstream hot AC. On August 1, 2008, Clear Channel has put WNNF up for sale, along with sister station WOFX, to settle regulatory issues involved with the company's sale to private equity firms. On January 3, 2009, Cumulus Media has been chosen as a buyer and is willing to swap 5 of their radio stations in Wisconsin to make this transaction complete.[1]
On March 8, 2009, the station began stunting as "Renew 94.1", asking listeners input on what path the station should take on its website. However, it relaunched its Hot AC format as "Frequency 94.1", but with a slight difference than what it was as "Mix". The station had a slight adult album alternative lean, patterned from Cumulus's recently-launched AAA stations in Houston and Nashville, but became officially a AAA station in late 2009 according to the station's playlist on Mediabase, dropping most pop acts and leaving competitor WKRQ as the only hot AC station in Cincinnati. It was one of two commercial AAA stations in Ohio, the other being WNWV in Cleveland.
As of 2010, Nielsen BDS now reports WNNF as an adult album alternative station, although it remained on hot adult contemporary per Mediabase reports until January 2011.
On May 18, 2011, at Noon, after playing "Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town" by Pearl Jam, WNNF began stunting with a "wheel of formats" that was predominantly classic country, oldies, all Michael Jackson, CHR, smooth jazz, urban oldies and urban AC, as well as playing news and history bits from Cincinnati history. The station promoted a new format that would be launched on May 20 at 9:41 AM.
At exactly the promised time, the station flipped back to Hot AC as "Journey 94-1: 90's, 80's, & Now!" with a heavy emphasis on 80's and 90's music. The first song aired on Journey was Don't Stop Believin' by Journey. It was one of the first stations to be used with the name Journey.
On New Year's Day, 2012, at Noon, without warning, WNNF changed their format to country, branded as "Great Country 94.1".[2] The final song on "Journey" was "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas, while the first song on "Great Country" was "This Is Country Music" by Brad Paisley.
[edit] Air Staff
Weekdays:
- Amanda Orlando 10am-3pm as of Monday February 13th, 2012
[edit] Other Logos
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Logo used from 1997 until September 2007 during the "Mix" era.
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Logo used from September 2007 until March 2009.
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Frequency 94.1.jpg
Logo used as "Frequency 94.1" from March 2009 until May 2011.
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Logo used as "Journey 94.1" from May 2011 to January 2012.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WNNF
- Radio-Locator information on WNNF
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WNNF
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