WMNP

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WMNP
WMNP logo June 2013.png
CityBlock Island, Rhode Island
Broadcast areaNewport, Rhode Island
Frequency99.3 MHz
BrandingMixx 99.3
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner3G Broadcasting, Inc.
WADK
History
First air date
1988 (as WBLQ)
Former call signs
WITQ (1984–1988)
WBLQ (1988–1996)
WERI-FM (1996–1999)
WADK-FM (1999–2004)
WJZS (2004–2013)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID71295
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT78 meters (256 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°10′28″N 71°34′20″W / 41.17444°N 71.57222°W / 41.17444; -71.57222Coordinates: 41°10′28″N 71°34′20″W / 41.17444°N 71.57222°W / 41.17444; -71.57222
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemixx993.com

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[2] 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 call letters are 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 call letters 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 which WJZS were the calls. 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 their format to a contemporary hit radio/Top 40 format, branded as "Mixx 99.3" under new call letters, WMNP.[3]

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  • WJZS logo.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Summer 2019 Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio. Summer 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Southern Rhode Island Gets Mixxed". 2013-04-28.

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