WTFM
City | Kingsport, Tennessee |
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Broadcast area | Tri-Cities |
Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
Branding | 98.5 WTFM |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Adult contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Glenwood Communications Corporation (Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation) |
WAPK-CD, WKPT, WKPT-TV, WKTP, WOPI, WOPI-CD, WRZK, WVEK-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1948 | (as WKPT-FM)
Former call signs | WKPT-FM (1948–1982) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 27489 |
Class | C |
ERP | 70,000 watts |
HAAT | 683 meters (2,241 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°25′54″N 82°08′15″W / 36.43167°N 82.13750°W |
Translator(s) | 105.7 W289BZ (Bristol) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wtfm.com |
WTFM (98.5 FM), – branded as 98.5 WTFM - is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Kingsport, Tennessee, United States, it serves the Tri-Cities area. The station is owned by Glenwood Communications Corporation, through subsidiary Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation.
History[]
This station once broadcast as WKPT-FM. The Federal Communications Commission assigned the WTFM call letters on September 6, 1982.[1]
In January 1986, WTFM changed its format to soft adult contemporary. Its official slogans include "Better Music for a Better Workday" and "Your Official Listen At Work Station".
References[]
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links[]
- WTFM official website
- Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation
- WTFM in the FCC FM station database
- WTFM on Radio-Locator
- WTFM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W289BZ in the FCC FM station database
- W289BZ on Radio-Locator
Categories:
- Radio stations in Tennessee
- Adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1948
- 1948 establishments in Tennessee
- Tennessee radio station stubs