KNIA

KNIA
Knoxville, Iowa;
Broadcast area	Knoxville/Pella, Iowa
Frequency	1320 kHz
Branding	Real Country AM 1320
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	AP News
Ownership
Owner	M and H Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	KRLS
History
First air date	1960
Call sign meaning	KNoxville, IowA
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	39463
Class	D
Power	500 watts day; 222 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°19′50″N 93°06′34″W / 41.33056°N 93.10944°W
Translator(s)	94.3 K232FR (Indianola); 95.3 K237DH (Knoxville)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kniakrls.com

KNIA (1320 AM "Real Country AM 1320") is a commercial radio station licensed to Knoxville, Iowa, United States. The station airs a country radio format and is owned by M and H Broadcasting, Inc. Programming is also heard on two FM translator stations: 95.3 K237DH in Knoxville and 94.3 K232FR in Indianola.

KNIA includes local news and information in its weekday schedule.^[3] On Sundays, Southern Gospel music and other religious programming is aired. KNIA also broadcasts local high school football and basketball games.

History

Forrest ("Frosty") Mitchell put KNIA on the air in 1960.^[1] In September 1964, Mitchell Broadcasting Corporation (Forrest J. Mitchell Jr., president) announced the sale of KNIA to Stevens Radio Corporation.^[4]

In December 1992, Leighton Enterprises, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to M and H Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 23, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 1993.^[5]