WNPZ

WNPZ
Broadcast areaKnoxville Metropolitan Area
Frequency1580 kHz
BrandingPower 1580
Programming
FormatUrban Adult Contemporary/Gospel
Ownership
OwnerMetropolitan Management Corporation of Tennessee
History
First air date
May 21, 1961 (1961-05-21)[1]
Former call signs
WSKT (1961–1987)
WMRE (1987–1990)
WDMF (1990–1998)
WAHI (1998–2003)
DWNPZ (2017–2019)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11191
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
35°54′42″N 83°53′33″W / 35.91167°N 83.89250°W / 35.91167; -83.89250
Links
Public license information

WNPZ (1580 AM) is a radio station serving the Knoxville Metropolitan Area with an Urban Adult Contemporary/Gospel music format. The station is licensed to Metropolitan Management Corporation of Tennessee.

WNPZ's license was canceled on June 20, 2017, for not paying debts it owed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which prevented the renewal of the station's license.[3]

On July 24, 2017, WNPZ filed a Petition for Reconsideration.[4] The station's license was reinstated by the FCC on June 6, 2019.

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-411. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNPZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, James D. (June 20, 2017). "Re: WNPZ(AM), Knoxville, TN" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "FCC Daily Digest Broadcast Applications" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission page 21. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.