WWWI-FM
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| Broadcast area | Brainerd, Minnesota |
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| Frequency | 95.9 MHz |
| Branding | Cash 95.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country; adult standards |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| KFGI, KKIN, KKIN-FM, KLKS, WWWI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1998 (as KBKK) |
Former call signs | KBKK (1998–2004)[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17029 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 73 meters (240 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°15′03″N 94°19′30″W / 46.25083°N 94.32500°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | rjbroadcasting |
WWWI-FM (95.9 FM, "Cash 95") is a radio station licensed to Pillager, Minnesota, and serving the Brainerd Lakes Area. The station is owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting. Its sister station is WWWI (1270 AM), which airs a news/talk format.
It airs a hybrid country music and adult standards format.[3] and gets network news from CBS News Radio.
The station was assigned the WWWI-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 1, 2004.[1]
It was announced in July 2012 that Red 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 of KQDS-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.
