WPRT-FM
| Repeater(s) | 102.9 WBUZ-HD2 (La Vergne) |
|---|---|
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | thegamenashville.com 1021theville.com (HD2) |
WPRT-FM (102.5 FM, "ESPN Nashville, The Game") is an
WPRT-FM is owned by the Cromwell Radio Group. It is jointly operated and marketed with 102.9 WBUZ "The Buzz", with which it shares ownership management and a sales staff. WPRT-FM broadcasts in the HD radio format.[1]
Station history
WPRT callsign history
Originally, WPRT was the call sign for the now-defunct 105.5 FM in
Early years
The station began its life as
In 2005, when the station was relaunched as Venus 102-5 FM, it had to make a special request to obtain the WVNS-FM call letters. Per
Stunt formats (August 2008)
On Tuesday, August 26, 2008, WVNS began
Return to Top 40 (2008-2011)
At noon on August 29, 2008, the station brought back the rhythmic-leaning
In 2009, WPRT began to add more rhythmic pop titles to its playlist, and by June shifted directions to
.On May 24, 2011, WPRT-FM changed its format to hot AC, still branded as "The Party".
Conversion to sports
On August 15, 2011, it was confirmed that WPRT would switch to a sports format. Adopting the new moniker "102-5 The Game", the format change took effect on Monday, August 29, 2011, at 6 AM, following a weekend of
In 2012, WPRT-FM became the new flagship for the Pacific Coast League's Nashville Sounds. On July 23 of that year, longtime Nashville sports radio personality George Plaster returned to the Nashville airwaves with the revival of his long-running afternoon drive-time talk show, SportsNight, leaving in August 2016 to become associate Athletic Director at Belmont University.
To improve its coverage in the eastern portion of the Nashville market, the station was simulcast over W271AB, a
WPRT-FM formerly served as the
WPRT-FM has served as the flagship station for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders since the 2013 college football season.
On January 1, 2014, W235BW, a new translator at 94.9 MHz, was launched as The Game 2 (simulcasting programming from WQZQ), later re-named "94-9 the Fan." It serves as an overflow for 102.5 as well as the local Fox Sports Radio affiliate. It is also the home of Lipscomb Bisons basketball.
On March 5, 2014, WPRT-FM's transmitter site was struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm in the area and therefore was reduced to limited power. The transmitter site was fully restored and the station returned to broadcasting at full power on June 2, 2014. In 2016, the station launched an additional translator, W210CD, which is licensed in Hendersonville, Tennessee, broadcasting at 89.9 megahertz.
See also
- List of Nashville media
References
- ^ http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=33 HD Radio Guide for Nashville
- ^ Published August 16, 2011 by J.R. Lind (2011-08-16). "On the radio: 102.5 switching to sports". nashvillepost.com. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Game Time In Nashville – RadioInsight". Radioinsight.com. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ Urban Oldies 102.1 The Ville Debuts in Nashville Radioinsight - May 26, 2017
- ^ 102.1 The Ville Moves to Adult R&B, Adds Rickey Smiley Morning Show
- ^ "Financial guru Dave Ramsey leaving 99.7 after 20 years". WSMV Nashville, TN. December 11, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2013.