For the television station in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that formerly had those call letters, see WXLV-TV.
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WNRW
Prospect, Kentucky
Broadcast area
Louisville metropolitan area
Frequency
98.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding
98.9 Kiss FM
Programming
Format
Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
iHeartMedia, Inc.
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations
WAMZ, WHAS, WKJK, WKRD, WQMF, WSDF, WTFX-FM
History
First air date
1967 (as WSLM-FM)
Former call signs
WSLM-FM (1967–1993)
WKJK (1993–1996)
WHKW (1996–1999)
WQSH (1999–2000)
WZTR (2000–2000)
WZKF (2000–2010)
Call sign meaning
"Radio Now"; letters are transposed (former branding)
WNRW (98.9 FM) - branded as 98.9 Kiss FM - is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station licensed to Prospect, Kentucky, and serving the Louisville metropolitan area. It is owned by iHeartMedia, with studios on South 4th Street in the Louisville neighborhood of Watterson Park. On weekdays, WNRW carries two nationally syndicated programs: The Jubal Show from co-owned KBKS-FM Seattle in morning drive time and On Air with Ryan Seacrest in middays.
WNRW is a Class C2 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 43,000 watts. The transmitter tower is in east Louisville, off Tucker Station Road near Interstate 265.[1]
WNRW (98.9 FM) - branded as 98.9 Kiss FM - is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station licensed to Prospect, Kentucky, and serving the Louisville metropolitan area...
had bought WNRW in 1988, stepped in and bought WGGT's stronger programming, then merged it onto WNRW's schedule. WGGT began simulcasting WNRW, creating...
Other brands, less commonly used, includes "Radio Now" (previously used at WNRW Louisville, now rebranded as "98.9 Kiss FM"), "Q" (WIOQ Philadelphia-102...
General Hospital. June 8 Piedmont Triad station WJTM-TV changes its name to WNRW-TV to honor the death of William N. Rismiller in a shooting incident at its...
announcing the purchase, informed investors that it would likely have to sell WNRW in Winston-Salem to buy WLFL; the two stations' signals overlapped, a combination...
West (March 22–26, 1993) Satellite of KWKT. Satellite of KDVR. Satellite of WNRW. Satellite of WFXI. Satellite of KFBB-TV. Satellite of KHNL. Satellite of...
Former Fox affiliates WNRW-TV (channel 45)/WGGT-TV (channel 48, now MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYV-TV) assume the ABC affiliation, and WNRW-TV changes its callsign...
Ownership Owner iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC) Sister stations WTFX-FM, WAMZ, WNRW, WSDF, WKRD, WHAS, WKJK History First air date April 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04)...
iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC) Sister stations WAMZ, WHAS, WKRD, WNRW, WQMF, WSDF, WTFX-FM History First air date November 1948; 75 years ago (1948-11)...
owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Winston-Salem–Greensboro– High Point, NC WNRW 45 1980–1987 ABC affiliate WXLV-TV, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Philadelphia...
more notable purchases: As part of the Abry merger, Sinclair also acquired WNRW-TV (channel 45, now WXLV-TV) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It simulcast...
to serve Malta, New York, which held the call sign WQSH from 2011 to 2019 WNRW, a radio station (98.9 FM) licensed to serve Prospect, Kentucky, United States...
it onto WNRW's schedule. WGGT's owner, Guilford Broadcasters, agreed to simulcast WNRW's signal on WGGT, making WGGT a full satellite of WNRW. This created...
fifth owner in a little over a decade. The market's original Fox affiliate, WNRW (channel 45), assumed the ABC affiliation and changed its call letters to...
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