The Sports Animal 99.1 FM live
Knoxville's UT Sports Flagship Station
The Sports Animal at a glance
About The Sports Animal
99.1 The Sports Animal is Knoxville's sports station. It broadcasts as WNML-FM on 99.1 FM, is licensed to Friendsville, Tennessee, and serves the Knoxville metropolitan area with the slogan "Knoxville's UT Sports Flagship Station". Its sports format is simulcast with WNML 990 AM. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and on this page you can listen to The Sports Animal live online, free. The online stream is offered to listeners inside the United States; outside the country it may not play because of rights restrictions.
Vols country
The Sports Animal is all about sports in a city where the Tennessee Volunteers rule, with national coverage from Westwood One Sports.
Studios
The studios and offices are on Old Kingston Pike in the Sequoyah Hills section of West Knoxville.
History
The station signed on on January 5, 1989; it carried the calls WLOD-FM, WNOX and WNOX-FM before becoming WNML-FM — "Animal".
Sister stations
In Knoxville, Cumulus also owns WIVK, WOKI and WNML.
Sports, anywhere
Press play and The Sports Animal starts in seconds — on I-40, at a tailgate or anywhere you are. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 99.1 FM and 990 AM.
Rocky Top
When the Vols play, Knoxville stops, and The Sports Animal is where fans talk about it before and after every game.
How to listen
You can hear The Sports Animal on the radio on 99.1 FM or 990 AM across Knoxville, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a Vols Saturday or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.
Below the player you will find The Sports Animal's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.
- 100% free, no sign-up
- Live stream, 24 hours a day
- Listen from anywhere
- Works on phone and computer
How to listen to The Sports Animal live
In 3 simple steps, with nothing to install.
- 01Press play
Click the "Listen live" button at the top of this page.
- 02Wait a moment
The live stream starts loading within a few seconds.
- 03Enjoy
The Sports Animal plays right in your browser, with nothing to install.
Sports
Sports radio brings live play-by-play, call-in shows and the latest news from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college sports and more.
Frequently asked questions
Press play on this page to stream WNML-FM, free and with no app.
Yes, it is simulcast on WNML 990 AM.
"Knoxville's UT Sports Flagship Station".
Cumulus Media.
Yes. You can listen to The Sports Animal live for free here on Radio Stations Hub, 24 hours a day.
Yes. The Sports Animal plays in your phone’s browser on Android or iPhone — there is no app to install. Just open this page and press play.
Yes. Connect your phone to the car stereo by Bluetooth or cable, open The Sports Animal here on Radio Stations Hub and enjoy the live stream on the road.
If the stream does not load, wait a few seconds and press play again — some streams take a moment to connect. You can also refresh the page or try another Sports station meanwhile. Radio Stations Hub checks every stream automatically.