Broadcast area Knoxville/Pella, Iowa Class D Callsign meaning KNoxville, IowA City of license Knoxville Branding Real Country AM 1320 | First air date 1960 Facility ID 39463 Frequency 1320 kHz Area Pella, Knoxville | |
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Power 500 watts (day)
222 watts (night) Format Country music, All-news radio Owner M and H Broadcasting, Inc_ Slogan Today's News, Yesterday's Music | ||
KNIA (1320 AM 95.3 FM, "Real Country AM 1320") is a full-service radio station licensed to serve Knoxville, Iowa, United States. The station is owned by M and H Broadcasting, Inc.
KNIA broadcasts a country music format with news and other public affairs programming. On Sundays, Gospel music and other religious programming is aired.
History
Forrest Mitchell put KNIA on the air in 1960. In September 1964, Mitchell Broadcasting Corporation (Forrest J. Mitchell Jr., president) announced the sale of KNIA to Stevens Radio Corporation.
Former employees include:
Ed Hanna, General Manager (late 1970s) Melvin Knowles, Chief Engineer (1970s - 1980s) Diana Brewer, Sales Manager (late 1970s) Dwight 'Skip' Anderson, Program Director (Late 1970s)
In December 1992, Leighton Enterprises, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to M and H Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 23, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 1993.