KNIA (1320 AM "Real Country AM 1320") is a

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Knoxville, Iowa Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,595 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, an increase from 7,313 in the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Knoxville ...

, United States. The station airs a

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and is owned by M and H Broadcasting, Inc. Programming is also heard on two

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stations: 95.3 K237DH in Knoxville and 94.3 K232FR in Indianola. KNIA includes local news and information in its weekday schedule. On Sundays, Southern Gospel music and other religious programming is aired. KNIA also broadcasts local

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and

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games.

History

Forrest ("Frosty") Mitchell put KNIA on the air in 1960. In September 1964, Mitchell Broadcasting Corporation (Forrest J. Mitchell Jr., president) announced the sale of KNIA to Stevens Radio Corporation. In December 1992, Leighton Enterprises, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to M and H Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 23, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 1993.

References

External links

KNIA official website
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