WNOW (AM)
WNOW (1030 AM) "La Mil30 - Lider en Radio" is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish news/talk, sports and entertainment format licensed to Mint Hill, North Carolina, USA. The AM frequency is currently owned by Mahan Janbakhsh's TBLC Holdings, LLC, through licensee TBLC Charlotte Stations, LLC.
The station is a daytime-only operation, as it operates on the same frequency as clear-channel WBZ in Boston.
History
The station was signed on August 1, 1987 in Union County as a Contemporary Christian station by the founding general manager, Ken Mayfield. An April sign-on date was delayed by paperwork problems. Artists included Amy Grant, Dion, Dan Peek and Deniece Williams. Russ Jones took over as manager soon after Mayfield's departure in 1989 for WTYC.
By 1992, WNOW was already offering programming from other countries. A two-hour Saturday show called "Gemutlichkeit" originating from Virginia and hosted by Inge Fischer-White included German, Swiss and Austrian music. Also in 1992, Charlotte's Latin American Coalition asked Jones to add Spanish programming.
