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Broadcast area | Cookeville, Tennessee |
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Frequency | 88.5 MHz |
Branding | Tech Radio — 88.5 The Nest |
Programming | |
Format | Alternative rock [1] |
Ownership | |
Owner | Tennessee Technological University |
History | |
First air date | 1967 |
Call sign meaning | WTennessee Technological University |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 65217 |
Class | A |
HAAT | 50.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°10′36.20″N85°30′19.90″W / 36.1767222°N 85.5055278°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WTTU Webcast |
Website | WTTU Website |
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