WKNN
Encyclopedia
WKNN-FM is the heritage country radio station
on the MS Gulf Coast, licensed to Pascagoula, Mississippi
, USA, the station serves the Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
). Lima transferred within the company to Daytona, Fl in 1992 and current General Manager Reggie Bates was named to the post. Starr Broadcasting sold to Multi-Market Radio in 1994. A series of mergers including AM-FM and Capstar led to Clear Channel Communications
acquiring the station in 2001. Clear Channel currently owns and operates the station along with sister stations WMJY
, WBUV
and WQYZ
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
on the MS Gulf Coast, licensed to Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census...
, USA, the station serves the Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
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History
Originally WPMO-FM prior to 1988 and owned by Starr Broadcasting (Peter Starr-Pres). Changed to WKNN-FM and the "K99-FM" moniker in 1988 under the direction of its then new general manager, Bob Lima (WQID/WVMI Biloxi, MississippiBiloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
). Lima transferred within the company to Daytona, Fl in 1992 and current General Manager Reggie Bates was named to the post. Starr Broadcasting sold to Multi-Market Radio in 1994. A series of mergers including AM-FM and Capstar led to Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
acquiring the station in 2001. Clear Channel currently owns and operates the station along with sister stations WMJY
WMJY
WMJY is a mainstream adult contemporary music formatted radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi. The station is owned by Clear Channel, and they broadcast with a ERP of 100 kW.-History:...
, WBUV
WBUV
WBUV , is a news and talk radio formatted radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and they broadcast their format at 104.9 MHz with a ERP of 16 kW.-History:WBUB was a country station in Mobile, Al but licensed...
and WQYZ
WQYZ
WQYZ is a radio station located in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, that plays urban adult contemporary hits. They are owned by Clear Channel Communications.-Programming:...