WETR

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WETR
Broadcast area Knoxville metropolitan area
Frequency 760 kHz
BrandingTalk Radio 92.3 and AM 760
Programming
Format Conservative talk
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerThomas Moffit Jr.
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History
First air date
August 14, 1995 (1995-08-14)
Former call signs
  • WKNL (1988–1995)
  • WMEN (1995–2004)
Call sign meaning
East Tennessee Talk Radio
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 65205
Class D
Power 2,400 watts (days only)
Transmitter coordinates
 35°59′18.00″N83°50′35.00″W / 35.9883333°N 83.8430556°W / 35.9883333; -83.8430556
Translator 92.3 W222BA (Karns)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website talkradio923.com

WETR (760 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that operates during the daytime hours only. Owned by Thomas Moffit, Jr., it features a conservative talk format. Studios are located on East Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville.

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Programming is heard around the clock on low-power FM translator W222BA at 92.3 MHz in Karns, Tennessee, operating with a smaller coverage area.

History

The station signed on the air on August 14, 1995, as WMEN. It was known as "The Spirit of 76" and was an affiliate of Morningstar Radio Network. [2]

Later, WMEN was called "The Word." It had a Christian radio format and shared production facilities with WRJZ 620 AM, its sister station. [3]

WETR previously featured a local morning program called “Real News” with host Grant Henry and co-host Nick Crawford. Both left the station in 2019.

The wake-up show was re-branded as “Knoxville’s Morning News,” featuring hosts Daniel Herrera and Elaine Davis. The show was produced by Rachel “Roz” Adams. Local morning drive time programming ended on January 10, 2020, when the station switched to all nationally syndicated shows on weekdays and most of the weekend.

For the 2019 season, WETR was the flagship station for the Tennessee Smokies minor league baseball radio network.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WETR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 19, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "StackPath". www.cmcentral.com. Retrieved March 5, 2009.


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