KNMI (FM)
Encyclopedia
KNMI is a non-commercial radio station
licensed
to the community of Farmington, New Mexico
, USA. The station is owned by Navajo Ministries and licensed to Navajo Missions, Inc.
KNMI broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music
format to the Four Corners area. It was the first Christian radio station in the Four Corners area.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on August 3, 1979
. The new station was assigned the call letters KNMI by the FCC on August 3, 1979
. KNMI began regular broadcasting on March 6, 1980, and received its license to cover
from the FCC on October 6, 1980
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to the community of Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 U.S. Census the city had a total population of 45,877 people. Farmington makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas in New Mexico. The U.S...
, USA. The station is owned by Navajo Ministries and licensed to Navajo Missions, Inc.
KNMI broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
format to the Four Corners area. It was the first Christian radio station in the Four Corners area.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
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from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on August 3, 1979
1979 in radio
The year 1979 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*September - KDWB-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota breaks away from their Top 40 AM sister, becoming album-oriented rock as "K101"...
. The new station was assigned the call letters KNMI by the FCC on August 3, 1979
1979 in radio
The year 1979 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*September - KDWB-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota breaks away from their Top 40 AM sister, becoming album-oriented rock as "K101"...
. KNMI began regular broadcasting on March 6, 1980, and received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on October 6, 1980
1980 in radio
The year 1980 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:* 20 March - The pirate radio station Radio Caroline sinks.* 29 October - President Carter on a visit to Pittsburgh gives a nationally broadcast campaign interview to KDKA-AM of that city....
.