WNNF

WNNF

Cincinnati, Ohio
Broadcast area	Cincinnati, Ohio
Frequency	94.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Journey 94.1
Programming
Format	80s, 90s, today
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	WGRR, WOFX, WRRM, WFTK
History
Call sign meaning	NiNety-Four-One
Technical information
Facility ID	59593
Class	B
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	264 meters
Transmitter coordinates	39°6′59.00″N 84°30′7.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	frequency941.com

WNNF (94.1 FM) is a radio station currently stunting. 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 and alternative rocker WFTK 96.5.

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. 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 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.

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 is predominantly classic country, oldies, all Michael Jackson, CHR, jazz, urban oldies and urban AC, as well as playing news and history bits from Cincinnati history. The station promoted a new format that launched on May 20 at 9:41 AM. With the new format, the station was rebranded as "Journey 94.1."

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.
• Logo used as "Frequency 94.1" from March 2009 until May 2011.
  Logo used as "Frequency 94.1" from March 2009 until May 2011.

External links

• WNNF in the FCC FM station database
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• WNNF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database