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WMNP

Coordinates: 41°10′28.4″N 71°34′18.2″W / 41.174556°N 71.571722°W / 41.174556; -71.571722
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WMNP
Broadcast areaNewport, Rhode Island
Frequency99.3 MHz
BrandingMixx 99.3
Programming
FormatContemporary hit radio
Ownership
Owner3G Broadcasting, Inc.
WADK
History
First air date
1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Former call signs
  • WITQ (1984–1988)
  • WBLQ (1988–1996)
  • WERI-FM (1996–1999)
  • WADK-FM (1999–2004)
  • WJZS (2004–2013)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71295
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT78 meters (256 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°10′28.4″N 71°34′18.2″W / 41.174556°N 71.571722°W / 41.174556; -71.571722
Links
Public license information
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 Contemporary hit radio music format[3] that targets southern Rhode Island, Southeastern Connecticut and the South Coast of Massachusetts.

History

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Established in 1984 as WITQ, it officially signed on in October 1988 as WBLQ. 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 sign 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 music, jazz and adult 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 call sign: WMNP.[4] Kurt Jackson's Island Broadcasting of RI agreed to purchase WMNP and WADK from 3G Broadcasting in 2024.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMNP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Summer 2019 Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio. Summer 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Southern Rhode Island Gets Mixxed". April 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Venta, Lance (August 9, 2024). "Station Sales Week Of 8/9". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
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