About WKNO-FM
Quick Facts
- Founded in 1972
- Funded by contributing listeners and business support
- Staffed by 7 full-time, 3 part-time professionals
- 100,000 watt signal reaching more than 1.2 million people in the Mid-South area
- Member of NPR, Public Radio International, and American Public Media
WKNO 91.1 (Memphis), our flagship station, signed on-air April 1, 1972 as the first public radio station in the Memphis area. Originally broadcasting at 40,000 watts, 91.1 FM currently broadcasts a mix of news, entertainment, and classical music at 100,000 watts.
WKNP 90.1 (Jackson) first went on-air in 1990 to serve the Madison County area of West-Middle Tennessee. A repeater station broadcasting at 17,000 watts, WKNP simulcasts WKNO 91.1 programming.
WKNO-HD signed on in November 2007.