WETB

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WETB
Frequency 790 kHz
Branding93.7 Goat FM
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerKenneth C. Hill
WABN, WHGG, WPWT
History
First air date
November 25, 1947 (1947-11-25)
Call sign meaning
East Tennessee Broadcasting, name of the founding company [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 44050
Class D
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 72 watts (night)
Translator 93.7 W229DH (Johnson City)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website mygoatfm.com

WETB (790 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic hits format as 93.7 Goat FM. It is licensed to Johnson City, Tennessee, and serves the Tri-Cities area. It is owned by Kenneth C. Hill with studios on Brandonwood Drive in Johnson City.

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By day, WETB is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But at night, to prevent interference to other stations on 790 AM, it must greatly reduce power to 72 watts. For most of WETB's early history, it was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. [3] The transmitter is on Brandonwood Drive, near the station's studios. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W229DH at 93.7 MHz.

History

WETB signed on the air on November 25, 1947. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was a popular Top 40 station.

In the late 80s, WETB was "East Tennessee's Beautiful 79". It played a mix of middle of the road (MOR) hits and easy listening music.

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Former logo

For most of the early 2000s, it aired a Christian radio format.

References

  1. "New Radio Station Here To Be WETB". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. March 1, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WETB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Signing off Before Game is Over? That Was Once WETB's Reality". Archived from the original on April 17, 2021.

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