WENK
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Branding | WENK-WTPR |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WHDM, WHNY, WHNY-FM, WLZK, WRQR-FM, WWGY | |
History | |
First air date | WENK: October 26, 1946 WTPR: 1947 WTPR-FM: March 14, 1988 (as WTWL at 101.5) |
Former call signs | WTPR-FM: WTWL (1988-1994) |
Former frequencies | WTPR-FM: 101.5 MHz (1988-2005) |
Call sign meaning | WENK: unknown WTPR: West Tennessee Paris Radio |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | WENK: 71504 WTPR: 71503 WTPR-FM: 12496 |
Class | WENK: C WTPR: D WTPR-FM: A |
Power | WENK: 1,000 watts WTPR: 750 watts day |
ERP | WTPR-FM: 1,800 watts |
HAAT | WTPR-FM: 185 meters |
Translator(s) | WENK: 95.5 W238CU (Union City) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
WENK is an
WENK featured the talents of people like Hank Huggins and Lou Wrather during the early days. WTPR was home to future Nashville star Ralph Emery and future WPSD-TV newsman Dan Steele.
WENK caught the Rock and Roll bug in 1956 and for the most part remained a popular music or Top 40 station until WWKF took that format in 1982. John Dixon Williams, a future WPSD-TV newsman and general manager was an early star. WTPR continued to play a variety of music over the years.
WENK increased its power to 1,000 watts in the early 1960s and WTPR was able to increase its power to 1000 watts daytime as well. During this period personalities like J. R. Moore and Ed Taylor were heard on WENK, along with Jolly George and John True. WTPR featured Bill McCutcheon. The late Gary Powley who worked at WTPR in the 1990s and until his death in 2005 actually got his start at WENK in 1968.
Present day President and General Manager Terry Hailey followed Gary Powley at WENK in 1968 and has been with the station ever since. Cindy Snyder was one of the driving forces behind WTPR in the 1980s and 1990s. Joe Van Dyke was long time general manager at WTPR for the Dixie Network.
Station information
WENK purchased WTPR in 1989. WTPR then adopted WENK's
Effective December 28, 2016, WENK of Union City sold WENK, WTPR, WTPR-FM, WAKQ, and WWKF to Forever Media for $500,000.
Sister stations
- WWGY 99.3: Fulton, Kentucky/Union City, Tennessee
- WRQR-FM 105.5: Paris, Tennessee
External links
- WENK official website
- Forever Communications Website
- WENK in the FCC AM station database
- WENK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- WTPR in the FCC AM station database
- WTPR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- WTPR in the FCC FM station database
- WTPR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
36°25′28″N 89°2′17″W / 36.42444°N 89.03806°W