WNOX

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title: "WNOX" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-tennessee", "classic-rock-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1988", "1988-establishments-in-tennessee"] description: "Classic Rock radio station in Karns–Knoxville, Tennessee" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNOX" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Classic Rock radio station in Karns–Knoxville, Tennessee ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
name	WNOX
city	Karns, Tennessee
area	Knoxville metropolitan area
branding	Classic Rock 93.1
frequency	93.1 MHz
airdate	(as WCKS)
format	Classic rock
licensing_authority	FCC
erp	2,400 watts
haat	156 meters
class	A
facility_id	29741
coordinates
callsign_meaning	We're KNOXville!
former_callsigns
affiliations	Compass Media Networks
owner	SummitMedia
licensee	SM-WNOX, LLC
sister_stations
webcast	Listen Live
website	classicrock931.fm
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::callout[type=note] the current Karns, Tennessee-based radio station ::

| name = WNOX | logo = | city = Karns, Tennessee | area = Knoxville metropolitan area | branding = Classic Rock 93.1 | frequency = 93.1 MHz | airdate = (as WCKS) | format = Classic rock | licensing_authority = FCC | erp = 2,400 watts | haat = 156 meters | class = A | facility_id = 29741 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = We're KNOXville! | former_callsigns = | affiliations = Compass Media Networks | owner = SummitMedia | licensee = SM-WNOX, LLC | sister_stations = | webcast = Listen Live | website = classicrock931.fm

WNOX (93.1 FM, "Classic Rock 93.1") is a commercial radio station licensed to the suburb of Karns, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. The station is owned by SummitMedia and airs a classic rock format.

WNOX's studios and offices are on Amherst Road in Knoxville. The transmitter is off Vance Lane, also in Knoxville.

History

On October 3, 1988, the station first signed on under the call sign WCKS "93 KISS-FM". The station was owned by Bill Strelitz when it aired an adult contemporary format.

The station switched call signs to WWZZ "Z-93" on December 3, 1990 when it aired an active rock format.

WWST and WMYU frequency swap

On May 20, 1994, 93.1 FM changed to Star 93.1 FM with the call sign WWST. The format remained Top 40.

On March 9, 2001, WWST and sister station WMYU (Oldies 102) swapped frequencies bringing WMYU to 93.1 FM while the WWST call sign was moved to 102.1 FM as Star 102.1. WMYU broadcast an '80s format known as "931 The Point", until November 26, 2008, when the station switched to a country music format as Q93 switching its call sign to WCYQ. On May 9, 2013, WCYQ changed its call sign to WNOX, swapping call signs with WNOX 100.3 FM Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which took the WCYQ call sign.

On May 23, 2013, WNOX split from its simulcast with country-formatted WCYQ 100.3 FM Oak Ridge. WNOX changed its format to classic hits, branded as "Classic Hits 93.1".

Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that owned the two companies' broadcast properties, including WNOX. The transaction was completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals. Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Knoxville stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.

From November 15, 2019 until December 25, 2019, the station switched to all Christmas music. The brand was modified to "Knoxville's Greatest Hits" on December 25, 2019. On April 12, 2021, WNOX rebranded as "Awesome 93.1".

On September 7, 2023, WNOX changed its format from 1980s hits to classic rock, branded as "Classic Rock 93.1".

Previous logos

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Star931_header.gif" caption="100px]] [[File:WNOX Logo.png"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/WNOX_Awesome_93.1.png"] ::

References

References

1. "Call Sign History".
2. [https://www.931wnox.com/contact-us/ 931WNOX.com/contact-us]
3. [https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1990.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-287]
4. Stark, Phyllis. (June 4, 1994). "Vox Jox".
5. "Classic Hits 93.1 Launches in Knoxville".
6. (July 30, 2014). "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck.
7. (November 2, 2018). "Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale.". Inside Radio.
8. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/206991/wnox-relaunches-as-awesome-93-1/ WNOX Relaunches As Awesome 93.1] Radioinsight - April 12, 2021
9. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/258697/awesome-93-1-knoxville-flips-to-classic-rock/ Awesome 93.1 Knoxville Flips to Classic Rock] Radioinsight - September 11, 2023

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