WWTN
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MHz | |
Branding | SuperTalk 99.7 WTN |
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Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Network | ABC News Radio |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WKDF, WGFX, WSM-FM, WQQK | |
History | |
First air date | June 20, 1962 |
Former call signs | WMSR-FM (1962-1990) WQLZ (1990-1991) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 31476 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 395 meters (1,296 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | 997wtn.com |
WWTN (99.7
WWTN is
History
The station first
The station was mired in mediocrity and
Programming
Weekdays on WWTN features local talk hosts from morning
Weekends feature the common mix of special interest advice programs, including syndicated shows from Kim Komando, Chris Plante and Bill Cunningham. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with an update from ABC News Radio.
In 1992, WWTN began airing a local show entitled The Money Game with Dave Ramsey, Hal Wilson, and Roy Matlock. Wilson and Matlock left the show at different points in its early history. With Ramsey hosting alone, his company assumed ownership of the program, which was renamed The Dave Ramsey Show in 1996 and was eventually independently syndicated to over 500 stations nationwide. WWTN served as the flagship until 2012, when Ramsey moved the show to 102.5 WPRT-FM in 2013, and then to WLAC 1510 AM in 2014.
WWTN served as the flagship station for the nationally
Market competition
WWTN's primary competition is 1510
owned by Nashville Public Radio.See also
- List of Nashville media
References
- ^ "WWTN-FM 99.7 MHz - Hendersonville, TN". radio-locator.com.
- ^ "WMSR-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1968. p. B-153 (301). Retrieved August 10, 2020.
External links
- Official site (link to streaming audio included within site)
- WWTN in the FCC FM station database
- WWTN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database