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| Broadcast area | Brainerd, Minnesota |
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| Frequency | 95.9MHz |
| Branding | Cash 95.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country;adult standards |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KFGI,KKIN,KKIN-FM,KLKS,WWWI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1998 (as KBKK) |
Former call signs | KBKK (1998–2004)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17029 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 73 meters (240 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°15′03″N94°19′30″W / 46.25083°N 94.32500°W /46.25083; -94.32500 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | rjbroadcasting |
WWWI-FM (95.9FM, "Cash 95") is aradio stationlicensed toPillager, Minnesota, and serving theBrainerd Lakes Area. The station is owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting. Its sister station isWWWI (1270 AM), which airs a news/talk format.
It airs a hybridcountry music andadult standards format.[3] and gets network news fromCBS News Radio.
The station was assigned the WWWI-FM call letters by theFederal Communications Commission on July 1,2004.[1]
It was announced in July 2012 thatRed Rock Radio was buying the AM/FM combo from Tower Broadcasting Corporation, pending FCC approval. The purchase was consummated on October 31, 2012, at a purchase price of $700,000.
On September 1, 2013, WWWI-FM split from its simulcast with WWWI AM 1270 and switched to a classic rock format.
On September 23, 2014, it was announced WWWI-FM will join one of 6 stations in a simulcast ofKQDS-FM, which also has a classic rock format, effective October 6.
On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WWWI-FM to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal;[4] the sale was completed on December 21, 2016.[5] On November 1, 2016, WWWI-FM changed their format from classic rock to country/adult standards.
In February 2006, station co-owner Mary Pryor was awarded the Marine Corps League Distinguished Citizen Award for her support of the annual Toys for Kids program.[6] The award by the Heartland Detachment of the Marine Corps League and the Heartland Auxiliary Unit, which sponsor Toys for Kids. (The "Toys for Kids" program is independent of the nationalToys for Tots program.) This was the first time the award had been presented to a civilian in the Brainerd area.[6]
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