WSMM (AM)
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°45′40″N 83°58′56″W / 35.76111°N 83.98222°W |
Translator(s) | 93.7 W229DO (Maryville) |
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Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | santa937.com |
WSMM (850
. It is owned by Loud Media.By day, WSMM is powered at 1,000
History
WKVL, WIVK and WUTK (1953–2013)
The station
In the 1970s, it played
On July 2, 2010, the classic country music returned to 850 AM. The station targeted country hits from the 1950s through the 1980s. The local lineup included Bob Lewellyn, Eddie Beacon, Tee Blackman and newcomer Tim Byrd.[1][2]
Blount Media’s ownership (2013–2022)
In May 2013, Blount Broadcasting Corporation, owner of WKVL and WLOD, entered into a time brokerage agreement.[3] The deal was made with Oak Ridge FM. The station's Talk format moved from WNOX, which the company had recently sold.
WKVL for a time simulcast with WLOD. On March 31, 2014, WKVL changed formats to classic country.[4]
On December 15, 2014, WKVL went silent. On December 14, 2015, WKVL returned to the air with classic country. On June 1, 2018, WKVL changed formats from classic country to sports radio, branded as "Rocky Top Sports".[5] Effective December 11, 2018, WKVL was given permission to moved its city of license from Knoxville to Maryville. That was combined with a reduction in power from 50,000 watts to 1,000 watts.
Loud Media (2022-today)
On April 15, 2022, the Blount Broadcasting Corporation announced it had come to an agreement to sell WKVL, its
On August 21, 2022, at midnight, WKVL changed formats from sports to
On September 20, 2023, WKVL dropped its simulcast with WPLA and began stunting and applied for a new WSMM call sign; the call sign was changed on September 22.[8] It later returned to variety hits with "Random Music Radio" branding. In December, the station began simulcasting on new translator W229DO (93.7 FM), and also began stunting with Christmas music as "Santa 93.7".[9]
Previous logo
References
- ^ "Knoxville's WKVL Goes Classic Country". Radio-Info.com. 2010-07-01. Archived from the original on 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ "WKVL Goes Country". AllAccess.com.
- Talkers. May 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ WKVL Returns to Classic Country
- ^ Rocky Top Sports Debuts in Knoxville Radioinsight - June 1, 2018
- ^ "Loud Media Expands In Knoxville". Radio Insight. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ WGAP/WKVL Go Random Radioinsight - August 22, 2022
- ^ Loud Media Begins Knoxville Revamp With Fun 105.9 Launch Radioinsight - September 20, 2023
- ^ Santa Arrives in Knoxville, Wichita Falls, and Southwest Minnesota
External links
- WSMM in the FCC AM station database
- WSMM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W229DO in the FCC FM station database
- W229DO at FCCdata.org