WETR

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WETR
kHz
BrandingTalk Radio 92.3 & AM 760
Programming
FormatTalk radio
NetworkFox News Radio
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerThomas Moffit Jr.
WRJZ
History
First air date
August 14, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-08-14)
Former call signs
WKNL (1988–1995)
WMEN (1995–2004)
Call sign meaning
W East Tennessee’s Talk Radio
Technical information
Facility ID65205
ClassD
Power2,400 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
35°59′18.00″N 83°50′35.00″W / 35.9883333°N 83.8430556°W / 35.9883333; -83.8430556
Translator(s)92.3 W222BA (Karns)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitetalkradio923.com

WETR (760

studios
are on East Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville.

By day, WETR is powered at 2,400

FM translator W222BA at 92.3 MHz in Karns, Tennessee
, operating with a smaller coverage area.

Programming

As “Knoxville’s Talk You Can Trust,” WETR airs a line-up of

.

Weekends feature shows on health, money, religion, guns, the law, real estate and home repair. Weekend hosts include Bill Handel, Charlie Kirk, Gary Sullivan, Erick Erickson, Dana Loesch and Dave Ramsey. Hourly news updates are provided by Fox News Radio.

History

The station

signed on the air on August 14, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-08-14). Its original call sign was 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

nationally syndicated
shows on weekdays and most of the weekend.

For the 2019 season, WETR was the

minor league baseball
radio network.


References

  1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WETR
  2. ^ Archived September 19, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "StackPath". www.cmcentral.com. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

External links


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