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KNNK (100.5 FM, "Positive 100.5") is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to Dimmitt, Texas, USA,it serves the southwestern portion of the Amarillo area due to the interference of KOMX at 100.3 from the northeastern area. The station is currently owned by Monty Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman, through licensee High Plains Radio Network, Inc. ==History== The 50,000-watt Hereford, TX-based FM station, which bills itself as "Positive and Inspirational 100.5", opened its doors in 1998, license out of Dimmitt, TX. It was the brain-child of James "Buddy" Peeler and his wife Alva Lee. Buddy's background was in secular radio, working 11 years in his hometown of Muleshoe, Texas, then in Hereford, Texas for 30 years. Alva Lee, who loves singing taught piano in both towns. Buddy and Alva Lee originally started their broadcasting company, Liveoak Broadcasting, in 1992 with the purchase of an AM/FM combo in Levelland, TX, which they later sold in 2000. KNNK signed on the air on June 13, 1998. The staff consisted of Buddy as the on-air announcer, Jack Denison-announcer/engineer, and Alva Lee-traffic and billing. They would later add Darla Parks as their salesperson, after she was hired to paint a mural in the main control room. Buddy started primarily with compact discs produced by Bill Gaither, later adding other gospel artists, including local artists. Ken Branum joined the station in 1999 as a local on-air personality, after Jack Denison left. Terry Smothermon joined the station in 2000 as announcer/engineer and also handled the logging of music into the computer system. Terry left in 2001. Tim Monk joined in 2006, helping out with the midmorning and afternoon times. His wife Cindy joined the staff in 2008 to replace Darla Parks on the air. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KNNK」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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