WETR explained

WETR
City:Knoxville, Tennessee
Country:US
Area:Knoxville metropolitan area
Branding:Talk Radio 92.3 and AM 760
Format:Conservative talk
Power:2,400 watts (days only)
Class:D
Facility Id:65205
Callsign Meaning:East Tennessee Talk Radio
Owner:Thomas Moffit Jr.
Sister Stations:WRJZ
Webcast:Listen live
Website:talkradio923.com
Affiliations:Fox News Radio
Licensing Authority:FCC

WETR (760 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that operates during the daytime hours only. Owned by Thomas Moffit, Jr., it features a conservative talk format. Studios are located on East Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville.

Programming is heard around the clock on low-power FM translator W222BA at 92.3 MHz in Karns, Tennessee, operating with a smaller coverage area.

History

The station signed on the air on August 14, 1995, as WMEN. It was known as "The Spirit of 76" and was an affiliate of Morningstar Radio Network.[1]

Later, WMEN was called "The Word." It had a Christian radio format and shared production facilities with WRJZ 620 AM, its sister station.[2]

WETR previously featured a local morning program called “Real News” with host Grant Henry and co-host Nick Crawford. Both left the station in 2019.

The wake-up show was re-branded as “Knoxville’s Morning News,” featuring hosts Daniel Herrera and Elaine Davis. The show was produced by Rachel “Roz” Adams. Local morning drive time programming ended on January 10, 2020, when the station switched to all nationally syndicated shows on weekdays and most of the weekend.

For the 2019 season, WETR was the flagship station for the Tennessee Smokies minor league baseball radio network.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . March 5, 2009 . September 19, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030919220840/http://community-2.webtv.net/dandavdd/DanOSeasonedPro . bot: unknown .
  2. Web site: StackPath. www.cmcentral.com . 2009-03-05.