KNIM began broadcasting in 1953 and was owned by the Maryville Radio and Television Corporation.[1][5] It originally ran 250 watts, during daytime hours only.[5] In September 1972, its sister station KNIM-FM began broadcasting, simulcasting the programming of KNIM.[6]
On January 1, 2022, Regional Media acquired the station and its sister station KVVL from Nodaway Broadcasting which had been owned by Jim and Joyce Cronin since 1996.[7]
On January 10, 2022, KNIM rebranded as "I'm Country KNIM".[8]
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KNIM is also heard at 95.9 MHz, through a translator in Maryville, Missouri.