WNKN

WNKN
City	Middletown, Ohio
Broadcast area	Cincinnati, Ohio Dayton, Ohio
Slogan	Public Radio That Rocks
Frequency	105.9 MHz
First air date	1959
Format	Adult album alternative (WNKU simulcast)
Audience share	1.8 (Sp'08 P2, R&R^[1])
ERP	34,000 watts
HAAT	181 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	54833
Transmitter coordinates	39°30′57.00″N 84°21′5.00″W / 39.5158333°N 84.3513889°W / 39.5158333; -84.3513889
Callsign meaning	Northern KeNtucky University^[2]
Former callsigns	WPBF-FM (1985-1988) WPFB-FM (1988-2011)
Affiliations	National Public Radio, PRI, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Kentucky Public Radio
Owner	Northern Kentucky University
Sister stations	WNKU, WNKE
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WNKU

WNKN (105.9 FM) (formerly WPFB-FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to Middletown, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Cincinnati and Dayton areas. The station is currently owned by Northern Kentucky University and is simulcasting WNKU 89.7 FM.^[3]^[4]

History

WPFB-FM first signed on in 1959. WPFB-FM was the first FM station in Ohio and the 13th in the United States to broadcast in stereo. Like its AM sister WPFB (AM), WPFB-FM had several format changes over the years. It was a soul gospel music format in the late 1970s switching to soft adult contemporary WPBF "Mellow 106" in the early 1980s, then switching again to new rock in 1984, southern gospel in 1986 and bluegrass music in 1988 when the calls were switched back to WPFB-FM where it has maintained a country music format since.

Switch to Public Radio

Beginning on February 1, 2011; WPFB-FM, along with its sister station WPAY-FM 104.1 in Portsmouth, Ohio, began simulcasting the signal of Northern Kentucky University-owned WNKU. At that time, WPFB and WPAY switched from a country format to an adult album alternative (AAA) format.^[5] The sale was approved by the FCC on June 20, 2011 and the station officially changed their call letters to WNKN on that date. In 2016 former sister station WPFB (AM) became a simulcast of Sacred Heart Radio stations WNOP (AM) and WHSS.^[6]

Previous Logo

References

↑ "Dayton Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
↑ "WPFB-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WPFB-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ WNKU Buys Two Stations to Broaden it's Reach
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External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WNKN

Radio-Locator information on WNKN

Radio stations in the Cincinnati, Ohio market

By AM frequency	550 700¹ 740 910 1050 1160 1230 1320 1360 1450 1480 1530¹ 1560

By FM frequency	88.3 88.5 88.7 88.9 89.3 89.5 89.7 89.9 90.9 91.1 91.7 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.7 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 103.9 103.9 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5

By NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.55

By callsign	KIH42 W233BG WAIF WAKW WAOL WCKY¹ WCNW WCVG WCVX WDBZ WDJO WEBN WFCJ WFTK WGRI WGRR WGUC WHKO WHSS WIOK WIZF WJVS WKFS WKID WKRC WKRQ WLHS WLW¹ WMKV WMOH WMUB WMWX WNKN WNKR WNKU WNLT WNNF WNOP WOBO WOFX-FM WOSL WOXY WPFB WRBI WREW WRRM WSAI WSCH WUBE-FM WVQC-LP WVXU WYGY WZDA

Defunct	WJVS (88.3 FM) WLMH (89.1 FM) WAQZ (97.3 FM)

Nearby radio markets Bloomington-Columbus, IN Columbus, OH Dayton Huntington-Ashland-Ironton Indianapolis Lexington Louisville Southern Ohio See also List of radio stations in Ohio List of radio stations in Kentucky List of radio stations in Indiana ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.

Radio stations in the Dayton, Ohio market

By AM frequency	910 980 1110 1130 1210 1290 1340 1410 1500 1570 1600

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.3 89.5 89.5 89.9 90.3 91.3 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.5 96.9 97.3 98.1 98.3 98.7 98.7 99.1 99.9 100.7 101.1 101.5 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.5 103.9 104.7 105.9 106.5 106.7 106.9 107.1 107.3 107.7

By callsign	W254BA W254BJ W266BG W273BQ W277AO WALH-LP WBZI WCHD WCLI-FM WCSU-FM WCWT-FM WDAO WDHT WDPG WDPR WDPS WEDI WEEC WFCJ WFTK WGNZ WGRR WGTZ WHIO WHIO-FM WHKO WING WIZE WKCD WKET WMMX WNKN WONE WPFB WPTW WQRP WREW WROU-FM WRZX WSWO-LP WTJN-LP WTUE WUDR WULM WUSO WWSU WYDA WYDB WYNS WYSO WZDA WZLR

Ohio radio markets Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta Toledo Youngstown–Warren Other Ohio radio regions Ashtabula Ironton Mid-Ohio Sandusky Southern Ohio Wheeling/Steubenville See also List of radio stations in Ohio

Adult album alternative radio stations in the state of Ohio

By frequency	90.7 91.3 95.3 104.1 105.9

By callsign	WAPS WKTL WLKR-FM WNKE WNKN Online: oWOW Radio

By city	Akron Cleveland Middletown New Boston Norwalk-Sandusky Struthers-Youngstown

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

NPR member stations in the state of Ohio

Ohio State University stations	Columbus WOSU-FM Mansfield WOSV Columbus WOSA Coshocton WOSE Marion WOSB Portsmouth WOSP

Ohio University stations	Athens WOUB Athens WOUB-FM Cambridge WOUC Chillicothe WOUH Ironton WOUL Zanesville WOUZ

Kent State University stations	Kent WKSU Norwalk WNRK New Philadelphia WKRJ Thompson WKSV Wooster WKRW

WGTE stations	Bryan WGBE Defiance WGDE Lima WGLE Toledo WGTE

Cincinnati Public Radio stations	Cincinnati WGUC Cincinnati WVXU Oxford WMUB

Other stations	Cleveland WCPN Columbus WCBE Dayton WDPR Greenville WDPG Middletown WNKN New Boston WNKE Wilberforce WCSU Yellow Springs WYSO Youngstown WYSU

See also List of NPR stations

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

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