WMNP

WMNP (99.3 FM, "Mixx 99.3") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Block Island, Rhode Island. The station is owned by 3G Broadcasting, Inc. Its studio is located in Newport, Rhode Island. WMNP broadcasts a rhythmic adult CHR music format[2] that targets southern Rhode Island, Southeastern Connecticut and the South Coast of Massachusetts.

WMNP
CityBlock Island, Rhode Island
Broadcast areaNewport, Rhode Island
BrandingMixx 99.3
SloganAll Of Today's Hottest Music and the Best of Back in the Day
Frequency99.3 MHz/Channel 257
First air date1988
FormatTop 40 Rhythmic
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT78 meters (256 ft)
ClassA
Facility ID71295
Transmitter coordinates41°10′28″N 71°34′20″W
Former call signsWITQ (1984–1988)
WBLQ (1988–1996)
WERI-FM (1996–1999)
WADK-FM (1999–2004)
WJZS (2004–2013)[1]
Owner3G Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stationsWADK
WebcastListen Live
Websitemixx993.com

History

Established in 1984 as WITQ, it officially signed on in October 1988 as WBLQ. The WBLQ call letters are now on 1230 AM owned by former WBLQ alum Chris DiPaola. The format was automated adult contemporary until the early 1990s when the station shifted its programming to an eclectic album rock format. In 1996 the station was sold to Bear Broadcasting and the call letters changed to WERI-FM. The operation was moved to Newport in 1999 when Astro Tele-communications rebranded the station as Swing FM running a swing, jazz and standards format which WJZS were the calls. The format shifted to adult contemporary again as 99.3 The Bridge, then rebranded as Variety 99.3. In April 2013 3G Broadcasting Inc. purchased WJZS and WADK.

On May 3, 2013 under the new ownership of 3G Broadcasting with program director Matt Girard, WJZS changed their format to a contemporary hit radio/Top 40 format, branded as "Mixx 99.3" under new call letters, WMNP.[3]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. "Summer 2019 Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio. Summer 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. "Southern Rhode Island Gets Mixxed". 2013-04-28.


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