WNML-FM

WNML-FM

Friendsville, Tennessee
Broadcast area	East Tennessee
Frequency	99.1 MHz
Branding	99.1 The Sports Animal
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	CBS Sports Radio Tennessee Smokies Radio Network Tennessee Volunteers' "Vol Network"
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	WIVK, WOKI, WNML
History
First air date	1989
Former call signs	WNOX-FM (8/25/1997 to 5/9/2005) WNOX (10/15/1991 to 8/25/1997) WLOD-FM (9/26/1988 to 10/15/1991)
Call sign meaning	ANiMaL
Technical information
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
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	[1]

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 format with sister station WNML 990 AM and is owned by Cumulus Media. Most programming comes from CBS Sports Radio. WNML-AM-FM are the flagship radio stations for both the Tennessee Smokies Southern League Baseball radio network, as well as the Tennessee Volunteers' statewide radio network ("The Vol Network").

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.

History

The station signed on as WLOD-FM in 1989, changing to the call letters WNOX-FM in 1991. Formats included smooth jazz ("Double 99", simulcast with WNDD) and urban adult contemporary (X-99). Later, WNOX-FM joined the 990 frequency of news/talk WNOX.

External links

• The Sports Animal's official website
• Facility details for Facility ID WNML ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database