WWWI-FM

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WWWI-FM

| logo = WWWI.png

| city = Pillager, Minnesota

| area = Brainerd, Minnesota

| branding = Cash 95.9

| frequency = 95.9 MHz

| airdate = 1998 (as KBKK)

| format = Country; adult standards

| erp = 6,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|73|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 17029

| coordinates = {{coord|46|15|03|N|94|19|30|W}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = KBKK (1998–2004)

| affiliations = CBS News Radio

| owner = Jimmy D. Birkemeyer

| licensee = R & J Broadcasting, Inc.

| sister_stations = KFGI, KKIN, KKIN-FM, KLKS, WWWI

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://streamdb00web.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/WWWI&}}

| website = {{URL|https://rjbroadcasting.com/kkin-kfgi-wwwi-klks/}}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WWWI-FM (95.9 FM, "Cash 95") is a radio station licensed to Pillager, Minnesota, and serving the Brainerd Lakes Area. The station is owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting. Its sister station is WWWI (1270 AM), which airs a news/talk format.

It airs a hybrid country music and adult standards format.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |title=Station Information Profile}} and gets network news from CBS News Radio.

The station was assigned the WWWI-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 1, 2004.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17029&Callsign=WWWI-FM |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}

History

It was announced in July 2012 that Red Rock Radio was buying the AM/FM combo from Tower Broadcasting Corporation, pending FCC approval. The purchase was consummated on October 31, 2012, at a purchase price of $700,000.

On September 1, 2013, WWWI-FM split from its simulcast with WWWI AM 1270 and switched to a classic rock format.

On September 23, 2014, it was announced WWWI-FM will join one of 6 stations in a simulcast of KQDS-FM, which also has a classic rock format, effective October 6.

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WWWI-FM to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal;{{cite news|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/108245/red-rock-radio-continues-sell-off-with-wcmp-amfm-deal/|access-date=April 20, 2017|work=RadioInsight|date=September 16, 2016}} the sale was completed on December 21, 2016.{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1747597&Form_id=905&Facility_id=12723|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=April 20, 2017|date=December 22, 2016}} On November 1, 2016, WWWI-FM changed their format from classic rock to country/adult standards.

Honors and awards

In February 2006, station co-owner Mary Pryor was awarded the Marine Corps League Distinguished Citizen Award for her support of the annual Toys for Kids program.{{cite news |work=Brainerd Dispatch |title=Marines honor WWWI radio's Mary Pryor for her Toys for Kids support |first=Matt |last=Erickson |url=http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/022206/new_20060222034.shtml |date=February 22, 2006}} The award by the Heartland Detachment of the Marine Corps League and the Heartland Auxiliary Unit, which sponsor Toys for Kids. (The "Toys for Kids" program is independent of the national Toys for Tots program.) This was the first time the award had been presented to a civilian in the Brainerd area.

References

External links

{{FM station data|17029|WWWI-FM}}

Category:Radio stations in Minnesota

Category:Country radio stations in the United States

Category:Cass County, Minnesota

Category:Radio stations established in 1998

Category:1998 establishments in Minnesota