KNIM

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KNIM

| logo =

| branding = KNIM Country 95.9-1580

| frequency = 1580 kHz

| translator = 95.9 K240DY (Maryville)

| airdate = 1953[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1955/1955-BC-YB.pdf 1955 Broadcasting Yearbook-Marketbook], Broadcasting — Telecasting, 1955. p. 194. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

| format = Country

| power = 480 watts day
10 watts night

| class = D

| facility_id = 48973

| coordinates = {{coord|40|23|31.00|N|94|58|4.00|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning = Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri"[http://www.maryvilleforum.com/news/community/article_0d3c0afe-ce73-11e7-bed3-33bcf7d354f6.html Experts offer look into the history of local radio]", The Maryville Forum. November 21, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

| owner = Regional Media-Virden Broadcasting

| licensee = Regional Media, Inc.

| sister_stations = KVVL

| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KNIM Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.nodawaybroadcasting.com/ nodawaybroadcasting.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KNIM (1580 AM) is radio station licensed to Maryville, Missouri. It airs a country music format[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=48973 AM Query Results: KNIM], fcc.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

History

KNIM began broadcasting in 1953 and was owned by the Maryville Radio and Television Corporation.[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=43394 History Cards for KNIM], fcc.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2019. It originally ran 250 watts, during daytime hours only. In September 1972, its sister station KNIM-FM began broadcasting, simulcasting the programming of KNIM.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1975/C%201%201975%20Radio.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1975], Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-110. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

On January 1, 2022, Regional Media acquired the station and its sister station KVVL from Nodaway Broadcasting which had been owned by Jim and Joyce Cronin since 1996.{{cite web | url=http://www.maryvilleforum.com/business/radio-stations-to-switch-hands-cronins-to-retire/article_3c362ae4-30f1-11ec-9971-cfd7fbb94ec4.html | title=Radio stations to switch hands, Cronins to retire }}

On January 10, 2022, KNIM rebranded as "I'm Country KNIM".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/218470/knim-says-im-country/ KNIM Says I’m Country] Radioinsight - January 13, 2022