WKCE (AM)
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| Branding | 92.5 & 1180 WKCE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKVL, WTLT, WSMM, WGAP, WVLZ | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1988 (as WHJM) |
Former call signs | WHJM (1987-2002) WVLZ (2002-2018) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 43771 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 2,600 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°58′48″N 83°49′9″W / 35.98000°N 83.81917°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.5 W223DM (Sevierville) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wkceradio.com |
WKCE (1180
WKCE operates at 10,000
History
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By 1990, the station had changed formats from oldies to
Morgan Broadcasting Co., of which Harry Morgan was president, sold WHJM and WKCE to Kirkland Wireless Broadcasters, Inc. for $400,000, in a deal reported February 24, 2002.[6] Upon acquisition, the station's call letters were changed to WVLZ.
From January 2009 until August 29, 2014, WVLZ 1180 was known as "Tennessee Sports Radio." Many of the station's previous local sports talk shows were about Tennessee Volunteers football. The station's show hosts included former University of Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge and former UT wide receiver Jayson Swain.
On August 29, 2014, WVLZ changed branding and reverted to its earlier format as "Oldies 1180," but returned to sports as "Sports Radio 1180 The VLZ" on Monday, January 5, 2015.[7]
Kirkland Wireless Broadcasters sold WVLZ to John Pirkle's Oak Ridge FM, Inc. The sale was effective July 11, 2018 for $30,000. The station changed its call sign to WKCE on September 19, 2018, and returned to oldies.[8] The station plays hits of the 1960s and 70s.
Effective December 31, 2018, Oak Ridge FM, Inc sold the station to Mid-Century Radio LLC.[9]
Previous logos
References
- ^ FCC.gov/WKCE
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WKCE
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1989 page B-275
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-11-06. Retrieved 2004-11-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "'Welcome' actor enjoys being new guy in town". Archived from the original on 2002-04-18. Retrieved 2002-04-18.
- ^ "Changing Hands | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "WVLZ returns to all sports programming - News Sentinel Story". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ WVLZ Celebrates a Tender Tennessee Christmas as WKCE Completes Move Radioinsight - November 30, 2018
- ^ Record of FCC Filing FCC.gov - November 19, 2018