KNIR
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KNIR "Radio Maria" is an AM broadcasting station at 1360 kHz on the AM band licensed to New Iberia, Louisiana
serving the greater Lafayette area with Catholic programming as a repeater of KJMJ
580 kHz in Alexandria, Louisiana
.
a separate entity now owned by Citadel Broadcasting
.)
KNIR was the first AM station to simulcast KJMJ, thus forming repeater network Radio Maria USA,the English language unit of Radio Maria Inc.
based in Como, Italy. Radio Maria USA programming is also heard in Canada in the evenings and weekends on Toronto-based HMWN Radio Maria
, which broadcasts on an FM subcarrier of CFNY-FM
and on cable and on internet throughout the Canadian provinces.
Radio Maria USA consists of originator KJMJ and nine repeater stations located in Louisiana, eastern Texas, central Pennsylvania,southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast,the Door Peninsula in eastern Wisconsin and west central Ohio. Radio Maria USA is continuing its mission to expand its repeater network in addition to streaming on the internet. Two such stations WOLM
in D'Iberville, Mississippi
and WRMW
in Peshtigo, Wisconsin
both made their on-air debut just before Memorial Day weekend of 2010.
Listeners outside KNIR's listening area can also access the Radio Maria audiostream using iPhone
, BlackBerry
and Android mobile phone devices by downloading the appropriate app from its website.
KNIR's local studio is located at 345 Doucet Road in Lafayette.
New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia is a city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747...
serving the greater Lafayette area with Catholic programming as a repeater of KJMJ
KJMJ
KJMJ "Radio Maria" is an American AM radio broadcasting stationin Alexandria, Louisiana where the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana is also headquartered and is the originating English language station of Radio Maria USA airing Catholic programming.-History:Originally founded in 1935 as KALB ,...
580 kHz in Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes....
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Brief history
KNIR at one time was an AM/FM combo in New Iberia with a country music format on AM and beautiful music on FM. Radio talk show host Jeanne Sparrow once hosted a program in the evenings and weekends on KNIR. French-language programming in Cajun and Creole dialects were also aired on KNIR in addition to being an affiliate for Tulane University's sports radio network. The country format remains on the FM station (now known as KXKCKXKC
KXKC is a radio station serving the Lafayette, Louisiana metropolitan area with a country music format. It operates on FM frequency 99.1 MHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media.- History :...
a separate entity now owned by Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
.)
KNIR was the first AM station to simulcast KJMJ, thus forming repeater network Radio Maria USA,the English language unit of Radio Maria Inc.
Radio Maria
Radio Maria is an international Catholic radio broadcasting service founded in Erba, province of Como, in the diocese of Milan in 1983. The World Family of Radio Maria was formed in 1998 and today has branches in 55 countries around the world...
based in Como, Italy. Radio Maria USA programming is also heard in Canada in the evenings and weekends on Toronto-based HMWN Radio Maria
HMWN Radio Maria
HMWN Radio Maria is a non-commercial Catholic broadcaster which operates as a closed circuit Subsidiary Communications Multiplex Operation and uses the subcarrier frequency of 67 kHz removed from the centre FM broadcast frequency of 102.1 mHz in Toronto, Ontario...
, which broadcasts on an FM subcarrier of CFNY-FM
CFNY-FM
CFNY-FM, promoted under the branding 102.1 The Edge, is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.1 FM. The station rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s due to its freestyle DJing format and unique choice to play alternative music...
and on cable and on internet throughout the Canadian provinces.
Radio Maria USA consists of originator KJMJ and nine repeater stations located in Louisiana, eastern Texas, central Pennsylvania,southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast,the Door Peninsula in eastern Wisconsin and west central Ohio. Radio Maria USA is continuing its mission to expand its repeater network in addition to streaming on the internet. Two such stations WOLM
WOLM
WOLM "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station at 88.1 mHz licensed to D'Iberville, Mississippi and serving the D'Iberville and Biloxi areas...
in D'Iberville, Mississippi
D'Iberville, Mississippi
D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, across the back bay. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area....
and WRMW
WRMW
WRMW "Radio Maria" is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station at 91.3 MHz licensed to Peshtigo, Wisconsin serving the Sturgeon Bay area with Catholic programming...
in Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,357 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area...
both made their on-air debut just before Memorial Day weekend of 2010.
Listeners outside KNIR's listening area can also access the Radio Maria audiostream using iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
and Android mobile phone devices by downloading the appropriate app from its website.
KNIR's local studio is located at 345 Doucet Road in Lafayette.