WKOR-FM

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WKOR-FM

City	Columbus, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Columbus-Starkville-West Point
Frequency	94.9 MHz
Branding	94.9 Nash FM
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations	, WMXU, WNMQ, WSMS, WSSO
History
First air date	1993
Former call signs	WXZD (1990-1990) WKIR (1990-1993)
Call sign meaning	King Of Rock[1]
Technical information
Facility ID	24531
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters
Transmitter coordinates	33°28′41″N 88°16′21″W / 33.47806°N 88.27250°W / 33.47806; -88.27250Coordinates: 33°28′41″N 88°16′21″W / 33.47806°N 88.27250°W / 33.47806; -88.27250
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	nashfm949.com

WKOR-FM (94.9 FM, "94.9 Nash FM") is a country music formatted radio station based in Columbus, Mississippi. WKOR is owned by Cumulus Licensing LLC. WKOR serves East Central Mississippi and parts of West Central Alabama with an ERP of 50,000 watts. Cities in the primary coverage area are Columbus, West Point and Starkville, Mississippi.

History[]

After several years in the AOR & Top 40 formats, respectively, WKOR-FM would change to the popular Hot Country format. The station would also change its frequency from 92.1 to 94.9 and relocate its studios to downtown Columbus and be rebranded as K94.9 under the initial guidance of Rusty Walker Programming. Other on-air talent for K94.9 would include Jodi Roberts, Larry Bond, Dave Richards, Kelli Karlson, Mike Grace, Dalton Middleton, Joel Sargent, Kevin Burchfield, Bill Thurlow, Nikki Steele, and Scotty D.

Former Logo for 94.9 used until the switch to Nash FM on February 3, 2014.

On February 3, 2014 WKOR-FM along with 9 other Cumulus owned country music stations, made the switch to going under the Nash FM branding.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• WKOR in the FCC FM station database
• WKOR on Radio-Locator
• WKOR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database