| Broadcast area | Knoxville Metropolitan Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1580 kHz |
| Branding | Power 1580 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary/Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Metropolitan 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 | |
| Facility ID | 11191 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 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 |
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.[2]
On July 24, 2017, WNPZ filed a Petition for Reconsideration.[3] The station's license was reinstated by the FCC on June 6, 2019.
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