City | Norris, Tennessee |
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Broadcast area | Knoxville, Tennessee |
Frequency | 106.7 MHz |
Branding | The Light |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
Ownership | |
Owner | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Blue Ridge Broadcasting Company) |
History | |
Former call signs | WBEH (1998-1999) WXVO (1999-2001) WRMX-FM (2001-2005) WRJK (2005-2012) WFGW-FM (2012) WLYT (2012-2013) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 76263 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,100 watts |
HAAT | 229 meters (751 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°7′12.00″N83°55′30.00″W / 36.1200000°N 83.9250000°W Coordinates: 36°7′12.00″N83°55′30.00″W / 36.1200000°N 83.9250000°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1067thelight.org |
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The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association agreed in 2012 to lease the-then WRJK from South Central Communications, the first acquisition by the company since WMIT in 1963. [2] Prior to 2012, WRJK simulcast WQJK "Jack FM", an adult hits [3] station with the slogan "Playing what we want". The WMIT simulcast began February 8, 2012. [4] [5] [6] At that time, the call letters changed to WLYT.
Later in 2012, WLYT was acquired outright by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association through its licensee, Blue Ridge Broadcasting, and the call letters were then changed to WFGW.
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