WMNP (99.3 FM, "Mixx 99.3") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Block Island, Rhode Island. The station is owned by 3G Broadcasting, Inc. Its studio is located in Newport, Rhode Island. WMNP broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) music format[3] that targets southern Rhode Island, Southeastern Connecticut and the South Coast of Massachusetts.
History
Established in 1984 as WITQ, it officially signed on in October 1988 as WBLQ. The WBLQ callsign is now on 1230 AM owned by former WBLQ alum Chris DiPaola. The format was automated adult contemporary until the early 1990s when the station shifted its programming to an eclectic album rock format. In 1996 the station was sold to Bear Broadcasting and the callsign changed to WERI-FM. The operation was moved to Newport in 1999 when Astro Tele-Communications rebranded the station as Swing FM running a swing, jazz and standards format as WJZS. The format shifted to adult contemporary again as 99.3 The Bridge, then rebranded as Variety 99.3. In April 2013 3G Broadcasting Inc. purchased WJZS and WADK.
On May 3, 2013, under the new ownership of 3G Broadcasting with program director Matt Girard, WJZS changed formats to a contemporary hit radio/Top 40 format, branded as "Mixx 99.3" along with a new callsign: WMNP.[4]
References
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMNP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Summer 2019 Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio. Summer 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Southern Rhode Island Gets Mixxed". April 28, 2013.
External links
Facility details for Facility ID 71295 in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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