KNNW (103.1 FM, "103.1 Now FM") is a top 40 (CHR)

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licensed to

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and serving the Greater Monroe area. It is owned by

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, through licensee SMG-Monroe, LLC. The transmitter tower is located in Patterson Dr., Columbia,

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and studio is located in

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History

KQLQ was originally a rhythmic, billed as "103.1 The Party", until November 2009, when it changed to Top 40/CHR as "Hot 103.1". On September 16, 2014, KQLQ began stunting with songs with the word "now" in their name (i.e. ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Right Now'', etc.), while running liners asking "is it now yet?" and to listen the next day at noon. At that time KQLQ rebranded as ''103.1 Now FM''. The first song on Now FM was "

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" by

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.Hot 103.1 Becomes Now FM
/ref> On October 29, 2014, KQLQ changed their call letters to KNNW, to go with the "Now FM" branding.

Hot 103.1

Hot 103.1 as the First Top-40 branding from November, 2009-September 17, 2014

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