WINI

WINI (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Murphysboro, Illinois, the station is owned by Southern Illinois Radio Group, and carries Westwood One's Good Time Oldies network.

WINI

Murphysboro, Illinois
Broadcast area	Carbondale/Southern Illinois
Frequency	1420 kHz
Branding	Cool 93.5 and 1420
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Southern Illinois Radio Group
History
First air date	September 15, 1954[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54817
Class	D
Power	420 watts day 53 watts night
Translator	93.5 W228DP (Murphysboro)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	southernillinoisiscool.com

For other uses, see Wini.

History

The station began broadcasting September 15, 1954, and ran 500 watts, during daytime hours only.^[1][3] Nighttime operations were added on September 14, 1978, running 500 watts with a directional array.^[3][4]

The station aired an adult contemporary format in the 1980s.^[5][6] In 1990, WINI adopted a news-talk format.^[4][7] The station carried a variety of local programming and nationally syndicated shows such as Glenn Beck, Dr. Laura, John Gibson, Jim Bohannon, and Phil Hendrie.^[8] On August 22, 2016, the station adopted an oldies format.^[4]

Translator

In September 2015, WINI began to be rebroadcast on 93.5 FM, through a translator in Carbondale, Illinois (W228DC).^[4] Now licensed to Sparta, Illinois on 97.3 FM as W247CP, the translator rebroadcasts WHCO.