WKNU

WKNU

City of license	Brewton, Alabama
Branding	Coyote Country
Frequency	106.3 MHz
First air date	August 19, 1974
Format	Country
ERP	3,800 watts
HAAT	127 meters (417 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	19430
Transmitter coordinates	31°6′42.00″N 87°1′17.00″W / 31.1116667°N 87.0213889°W / 31.1116667; -87.0213889
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Owner	WKNU Radio Inc.

WKNU (106.3 FM, "Coyote Country") is a radio station licensed to serve Brewton, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by WKNU Radio Inc.

WKNU broadcasts a country music format that includes some programming from ABC Radio.^[1] In addition to its usual music programming, the station airs Major League Baseball games as an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network^[2] and Alabama Crimson Tide football as a member of the Crimson Tide Sports Network.^[3]

History

WKNU signed on as a new FM radio station broadcasting on 106.3 MHz with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power from an antenna at 100 feet in height above average terrain. The station was owned and operated by John E. Shipp Jr. The station's original format was primarily country & western music with some hours dedicated to top 40 music, rock music, and (on Sundays) religious music.

In September 1978, John E. Shipp Jr. reached an agreement to sell this station to Hugh L. Ellington. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 11, 1978.^[4]

In July 1983, Hugh L. Ellington applied to the FCC to transfer the license for WKNU to Ellington Radio Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 29, 1983.^[5]

In January 2007, Ellington Radio Inc. reached an agreement to sell this station to WKNU Radio Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 5, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on March 13, 2007.^[6]

References

↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Affiliate Radio Stations". The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
↑ "Football Radio Network". RollTide.com - The Official Web Site of the University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-19780926EC)". FCC Media Bureau. December 11, 1978.
↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-19830711GW)". FCC Media Bureau. July 29, 1983.
↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20070103ABT)". FCC Media Bureau. March 13, 2007.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WKNU

Radio-Locator information on WKNU

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKNU

Country radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAAO-FM – Andalusia WAMI-FM – Opp WAOQ – Brantley WBAM-FM – Montgomery WBMH – Grove Hill WBZR-FM – Atmore WCKA – Jacksonville WCKF – Ashland WDJR – Enterprise/Dothan WDRM – Decatur WDXB – Pelham/Birmingham WDXX – Selma WECB – Headland WEIS – Centre WELB – Elba WELR-FM – Roanoke WERH-FM – Hamilton WFFN – Coaling/Tuscaloosa WFHK – Pell City WFMH-FM – Hackleburg WGOL – Russellville WHMA-FM – Hobson City WHSL – Lisman WINL – Linden WIXI – Jasper WJDB-FM – Thomasville WKDG – Sumiton WKEA-FM – Scottsboro WKGA – Goodwater WKKR – Auburn WKNU – Brewton WKSJ-FM – Mobile WKUL – Cullman WLAY-FM – Littleville WLDX – Fayette WLWI-FM – Montgomery WNPT-FM – Marion WOPP – Opp WPIL – Heflin WPPG – Repton WQAH-FM – Addison WQSB – Albertville WQSI – Tuskegee WQZX – Greenville WRAB – Arab WRMG – Red Bay WSTH-FM – Alexander City WTBC – Tuscaloosa WTDR – Gadsden WTDR-FM – Talladega WTID – Thomaston WTVY-FM – Dothan WTWX-FM – Guntersville WTXT – Fayette/Tuscaloosa WVSA – Vernon WVVL – Elba WWFF – New Market/Huntsville WWIC – Scottsboro WXFL – Florence WZOB – Fort Payne WZRR – Birmingham WZZK-FM – Birmingham

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

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