WZNN

WZNN (96.1 FM, "96.1 The Hound") is a radio station broadcasting an Americana/Folk music format. Licensed to Paris, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Lexington metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clarity Communications, Inc. and is operated and managed by LM Communications via a local marketing agreement.[1][2]

WZNN
Broadcast areaLexington Metropolitan Area
Frequency96.1 MHz
Branding96.1 The Hound
Programming
FormatAmericana/Folk
Ownership
OwnerClarity Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
March 13, 1992 (1992-03-13) (as WWUD)
Former call signs
WWUD (1992)
WKYI (1992–1999)
WULV (1999–2000)
WLRS (2000)
WLXO (2000–2021)
WWRW (2021)
Technical information
Facility ID59387
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°12′15″N 84°32′51″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.houndfm.com

History

The station went on the air as WWUD on March 13, 1992. On May 22, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WKYI, on July 13, 1999, to WULV, on February 16, 2000, to WLRS, and on March 1, 2000, to WLXO.[3]

On Christmas Day 2020, the Hank classic country format moved from WLXO to then-WWRW (105.5 FM), which unlike the 96.1 facility covers the entire Lexington market, with a simulcast continuing for the time being on 96.1.[4] The WLXO call sign moved to 105.5 on June 14, 2021; 96.1 then changed from WWRW to WZNN on August 16, 2021.

On Saturday, August 28, 2021, the format switched from classic country to sports as the new "Sports 96.1, The Zone".[5]

On April 25, 2023, WZNN flipped to a hybrid format focused on Americana, Folk, and Bluegrass music branded as "96.1 The Hound". The station described the format on their website as "a local and fiercely independent Kentucky–centric anti-radio station. It answers to no corporation, no stockholders and no record label. It only cares about you. It is grounded by Kentucky roots, but is anything but traditional. The sound of The Hound is the music that feeds your soul, that keeps you up at night with tunes dancing through your head.​”[6]

References

  1. Omnia.11 Impresses LM Communications
  2. "WZNN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WZNN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. Venta, Lance (December 25, 2020). "Hank-FM Moves In Lexington". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  5. Sports Is In Lexington’s Zone Radioinsight - August 31, 2021
  6. Hound Brings Americana to Lexington
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