WNML-FM

WNML-FM (99.1 MHz; "99.1 The Sports Animal") is a commercial radio station licensed to Friendsville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. It simulcasts a sports radio format with sister station WNML 990 AM and is owned by Cumulus Media. The studios and offices are on Old Kingston Pike in the Sequoyah Hills section of West Knoxville.

Key Information

Friendsville, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Knoxville metropolitan area
Frequency	99.1 MHz
Branding	99.1 The Sports Animal
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Infinity Sports Network Tennessee Smokies Radio Network Knoxville Ice Bears University of Tennessee Vol Network
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	WIVK, WOKI, WNML
History
First air date	January 5, 1989; 36 years ago (1989-01-05)
Former call signs	WLOD-FM (1988–1991) WNOX (1991–1997) WNOX-FM (1997–2005)[1]
Call sign meaning	"Animal"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7998
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	93 meters (305 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°47′10.00″N 84°17′24.00″W / 35.7861111°N 84.2900000°W / 35.7861111; -84.2900000
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	991thesportsanimal.com
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WNML-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on Nicole Court, off U.S. Route 411, in Maryville.^[3]

Most programming comes from Infinity Sports Network. WNML-AM-FM are the flagship radio stations for both the Tennessee Smokies Southern League Baseball radio network and the University of Tennessee Vol Network. The stations also carry Knoxville Ice Bears games in the Southern Professional Hockey League.

The station signed on the air on January 5, 1989; 36 years ago (1989-01-05).^[4] Its original call sign was WLOD-FM, and its city of license was Loudon, Tennessee. It was owned by Dick Broadcasting, with Allen Dick as the chief executive officer. In 1991, WNOX-AM-FM and WIVK-FM were acquired by Citadel Broadcasting, which later merged with current owner Cumulus Media. WLOD-FM changed its call letters to WNOX-FM.

Over the years, formats included smooth jazz ("Double 99", simulcast with WNDD) and urban adult contemporary (X-99). Later, WNOX-FM started simulcasting talk radio station WNOX 990 AM.^[5][6]

• The Sports Animal's official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 7998 (WNML-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WNML-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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