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Radio station in Block Island, Rhode Island, United States

WMNP Block Island, Rhode Island United States Broadcast area Newport, Rhode Island Frequency 99.3 MHz Branding Mixx 99.3 Programming Language English Format Contemporary hit radio Ownership Owner 3G Broadcasting, Inc. Sister stations WADK History First air date 1988 (1988) Former call signs WITQ (1984–1988) WBLQ (1988–1996) WERI-FM (1996–1999) WADK-FM (1999–2004) WJZS (2004–2013)[1] Technical information[2] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 71295 Class A ERP 6,000 watts HAAT 78 meters (256 ft) Transmitter coordinates 41°10′28.4″N 71°34′18.2″W / 41.174556°N 71.571722°W / 41.174556; -71.571722 Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website mixx993.com

**WMNP** (99.3 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "Mixx 99.3") is an American radio station licensed to serve the [community](/source/City_of_license) of [Block Island, Rhode Island](/source/Block_Island%2C_Rhode_Island). The station is owned by 3G Broadcasting, Inc, and broadcasts a [contemporary hit radio](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) music format.[3] Its studio is located in [Newport, Rhode Island](/source/Newport%2C_Rhode_Island).

## History

Established in 1984 as WITQ, it officially signed on in October 1988 as WBLQ. The format was automated [adult contemporary](/source/Adult_contemporary) until the early 1990s when the station shifted its programming to an eclectic [album rock](/source/Album_rock) format. In 1996 the station was sold to Bear Broadcasting and the call sign changed to WERI-FM. The operation was moved to Newport in 1999 when Astro Tele-Communications rebranded the station as Swing FM running a [swing music](/source/Swing_music), [jazz](/source/Jazz) and [adult standards](/source/Adult_standards) format as WJZS. The format shifted to adult contemporary again as 99.3 The Bridge, then rebranded as Variety 99.3. In April 2013 3G Broadcasting Inc. purchased WJZS and [WADK](/source/WADK).

On May 3, 2013, under the new ownership of 3G Broadcasting with program director Matt Girard, WJZS changed formats to a contemporary hit radio/Top 40 format, branded as "Mixx 99.3" along with a new call sign: WMNP.[4] Kurt Jackson's Island Broadcasting of RI agreed to purchase WMNP and WADK from 3G Broadcasting in 2024.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc1_1-0)** ["Call Sign History"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=71295&Callsign=WMNP). *CDBS Public Access Database*. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-71295_2-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WMNP"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=71295). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-arb1_3-0)** ["Summer 2019 Station Information Profile"](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU19&band=fm&callLetter=WMNP). [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio). Summer 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ri-wjzstowmnp_4-0)** ["Southern Rhode Island Gets Mixxed"](http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81779/southern-rhode-island-gets-mixxed/). April 28, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ri-saletoisland_5-0)** Venta, Lance (August 9, 2024). ["Station Sales Week Of 8/9"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/277669/station-sales-week-of-8-9/). *RadioInsight*. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 71295 (WMNP)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=71295) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WMNP](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=WMNP) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Newport, Rhode Island area By AM frequency 1540 1630 By FM frequency 88.3 89.3 90.3 90.7 95.9 99.3 99.7 100.3 102.7 103.7 LPFM 105.9 Translators 96.5 101.1 Via FM subcarrier 67 kHz Talking Information Center (radio reading service) Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 89.3-1 89.3-2 102.7-1 103.7-1 By call sign W243AI WADK WCRI-FM WEAN-FM WKKB WMNP WNPE WNPH WNPN HD2 WPVD-FM WPWL406 WQCP849 WQFL674 WQRI WRIU WXHQ-LP Defunct WKFD (1370 AM) Radio stations in the Providence metropolitan area Providence New Bedford-Fall River Newport Other nearby regions Boston Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard New London/Westerly See also List of radio stations in Rhode Island

v t e CHR/Top 40 radio stations in the state of Rhode Island By frequency 92.3 99.3 107.7 By callsign WMNP WPRO-FM WWRX By community of license Block Island Bradford Providence See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Rhode Island See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin

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