KNIA

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KNIA

City	Knoxville, Iowa
Broadcast area	Knoxville/Pella, Iowa
Branding	Real Country AM 1320
Slogan	"Today's News, Yesterday's Music"
Frequency	1320 kHz
First air date	1960^[1]
Format	Country/News
Power	500 watts (day) 222 watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	39463
Transmitter coordinates	41°19′50″N 93°06′34″W / 41.33056°N 93.10944°W / 41.33056; -93.10944
Callsign meaning	KNoxville, IowA
Owner	M and H Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	KRLS
Website	kniakrls.com

KNIA (1320 AM \ 95.3 FM, "Real Country AM 1320") is a full-service radio station licensed to serve Knoxville, Iowa, USA. The station is owned by M and H Broadcasting, Inc.

KNIA broadcasts a country music format with news and other public affairs programming.^[2] On Sundays, Gospel music and other religious programming is aired.

History

Forrest Mitchell put KNIA on the air in 1960.^[1] In September 1964, Mitchell Broadcasting Corporation (Forrest J. Mitchell Jr., president) announced the sale of KNIA to Stevens Radio Corporation.^[3]

Former employees include:

Ed Hanna, General Manager (late 1970s) Melvin Knowles, Chief Engineer (1970s - 1980s) Diana Brewer, Sales Manager (late 1970s) Dwight 'Skip' Anderson, Program Director (Late 1970s)

In December 1992, Leighton Enterprises, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to M and H Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 23, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 1993.^[4]

References

1 2 Decision and Reports, March 1973 to June 1973. Federal Communications Commission. 1974. p. 597.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Stevens purchasing station". The Jefferson Bee. September 15, 1964. p. 1.
↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19921228EA)". FCC Media Bureau. March 1, 1993.

External links

Country radio stations in the state of Iowa

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Iowa

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