WUTK-FM
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Ownership | |
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Owner | University of Tennessee |
History | |
First air date | 1979 |
Former call signs | WUTK (September 14, 1981-September 1, 1988)[1] |
Call sign meaning | W University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 69329 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,400 watts |
HAAT | 26 meters (85 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°57′7.00″N 83°55′33.00″W / 35.9519444°N 83.9258333°W |
Links | |
Webcast | WUTK Webstream |
Website | WUTK Online |
WUTK-FM is a
All music, news 90 and sports shows on WUTK are volunteer or student-produced, hence nicknamed "Volunteer Radio — 90.3 The Rock" with slogans that include "UT's College of Rock" & "Knoxville's Musical Tastemakers". Previous nicknames associated with WUTK are "Album 90", "New Rock 90", "The Last One Left" & "The Torch".
Awards and recognition
The station has received numerous awards and honours from various media outlets including Knoxville News Sentinel, Blank Newspaper, Metro Pulse and College Music Journal.[4][5][6]
For 17 years in a row (2005–2022), WUTK has been voted "Knoxville's Best Radio Station" by three different local publications.
In 2020, WUTK's Twitter & Instagram accounts @WUTKTheRock were named "Knoxville's Finest" by the readers of Blank News.
As of May 2022, WUTK is installing a new 1,000 watt transmitter, purchased with donations from students and listeners.
References
- ^ Callsign history of WUTK-FM; retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "WUTK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Home". WUTKRadio.com.
- ^ "WUTK 90.3 FM wins national award". Knoxville. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Hawker, Jon. "Struggling for Sustainability". Atavist Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "WTBU WINS CMJ "STATION OF THE YEAR" FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR". Boston University College of Communication. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
External links
- 90.3 The Rock Online
- WUTK in the FCC FM station database
- WUTK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database