| City of license | Crawfordsville, Arkansas |
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| Broadcast area | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Branding | 101.9 Radio Now |
| Frequency | 101.9 MHz |
| First air date | September 2010 |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 8,500 watts |
| HAAT | 147 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 51855 |
| Callsign meaning | K W Radio NoW |
| Former callsigns | KBTM-FM (1979-1982) KJBR (1982-1994) KIYS (1994-2010) |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications (Capstar TX) |
| Sister stations | WHAL, KJMS, WEGR, WHRK, WREC, WDIA |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | radionowmemphis.com |
KWNW (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving the Memphis, Tennessee, area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and is licensed to Crawfordsville, Arkansas.
The frequency was previously located in the Jonesboro, Arkansas market where it had the call letters KIYS. They later relocated to Crawfordsville where it began to target the Memphis area on September 10, 2010. While located in Jonesboro, the station was CHR as "Kiss FM", owned by Clear Channel but operated by East Arkansas Broadcasters under a local marketing agreement (LMA). Kiss FM continued to urge listeners to tune in on September 12, 2010 as they will move to the 101.7 FM frequency (KRLW-FM). It will then sign on and continue to give the station coverage in the Jonesboro market.
The station's competition as CHR is primarily WHBQ and Hot AC WMC-FM, and slightly favors Rhythmic hits to target teens and young adults. They are also the fifth Clear Channel outlet to adopt the "Radio Now" moniker, following 105-7 Hit Music Now/Greensboro, Y102.3 Hit Music Now/Augusta, 97.3 Radio Now/Milwaukee (whose logo is the same as KWNW) and Radio Now 98.9/Louisville.
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