WMNP

Block Island, Rhode Island
Broadcast area	Newport, Rhode Island
Frequency	99.3 MHz
Branding	Mixx 99.3
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner	3G Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WADK
History
First air date	1988 (as WBLQ)
Former call signs	WITQ (1984–1988) WBLQ (1988–1996) WERI-FM (1996–1999) WADK-FM (1999–2004) WJZS (2004–2013)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71295
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	78 meters (256 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°10′28″N 71°34′20″W / 41.17444°N 71.57222°W / 41.17444; -71.57222
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mixx993.com

WMNP (99.3 FM, "Mixx 99.3") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Block Island, Rhode Island. The station is owned by 3G Broadcasting, Inc. Its studio is located in Newport, Rhode Island. WMNP broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) music format^[3] that targets southern Rhode Island, Southeastern Connecticut and the South Coast of Massachusetts.

History

Established in 1984 as WITQ, it officially signed on in October 1988 as WBLQ. The WBLQ callsign is now on 1230 AM owned by former WBLQ alum Chris DiPaola. The format was automated adult contemporary until the early 1990s when the station shifted its programming to an eclectic album rock format. In 1996 the station was sold to Bear Broadcasting and the callsign changed to WERI-FM. The operation was moved to Newport in 1999 when Astro Tele-Communications rebranded the station as Swing FM running a swing, jazz and standards format as WJZS. The format shifted to adult contemporary again as 99.3 The Bridge, then rebranded as Variety 99.3. In April 2013 3G Broadcasting Inc. purchased WJZS and WADK.

On May 3, 2013, under the new ownership of 3G Broadcasting with program director Matt Girard, WJZS changed formats to a contemporary hit radio/Top 40 format, branded as "Mixx 99.3" along with a new callsign: WMNP.^[4]