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WETR
Knoxville, Tennessee;
Broadcast area	Knoxville metropolitan area
Frequency	760 kHz
Branding	Talk Radio 92.3 & AM 760
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Salem Radio Network; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Thomas Moffit Jr.
Sister stations	WRJZ
History
First air date	August 14, 1995; 29 years ago
Former call signs	WKNL (1988–1995); WMEN (1995–2004)
Call sign meaning	W East Tennessee’s Talk Radio
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65205
Class	D
Power	2,400 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	35°59′18.00″N 83°50′35.00″W / 35.9883333°N 83.8430556°W
Translator(s)	92.3 W222BA (Karns)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	talkradio923.com

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WETR (760 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Knoxville, Tennessee. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by Thomas Moffit, Jr. The studios are on East Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville.

By day, WETR is powered at 2,400 watts non-directional.^[2] But because 760 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WJR Detroit, WETR's AM transmitter operates during the daytime hours only. Programming is heard around the clock on WETR's FM translator W222BA at 92.3 MHz in Karns, Tennessee, operating with a smaller coverage area.

Programming

As “Knoxville’s Talk You Can Trust,” WETR airs a line-up of nationally syndicated shows. Weekdays begin with This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal. That's followed by The Glenn Beck Program, Markley Van Camp & Robbins, The Eric Metaxas Show, The Michael Knowles Show, The Joe Pags Show, No Spin News with Bill O'Reilly, The Dennis Prager Show and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

Weekends feature shows on health, money, religion, guns, the law, real estate and home repair. Weekend hosts include Bill Handel, Charlie Kirk, Gary Sullivan, Erick Erickson, Dana Loesch and Dave Ramsey. Hourly news updates are provided by Fox News Radio.

History

The station signed on the air on August 14, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-08-14). Its original call sign was WMEN. It was known as "The Spirit of 76" and was an affiliate of Morningstar Radio Network.^[3]

Later, WMEN was called "The Word." It had a Christian radio format and shared production facilities with WRJZ 620 AM, its sister station.^[4]

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.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WETR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WETR
^ Archived September 19, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
^ "StackPath". www.cmcentral.com. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 65205 (WETR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WETR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 144172 (W222BA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WETR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Radio-Locator.com/WETR

[3] Archived September 19, 2003, at the Wayback Machine

[4] "StackPath". www.cmcentral.com. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

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 | city             = [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
-| area             = [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] and Vicinity
+| area             = [[Knoxville metropolitan area]]
 | branding         = ''Talk Radio 92.3 & AM 760''
-| slogan           = "Knoxville’s Talk You Can Trust"
+| airdate          = {{Start date and age|1995|8|14}}
-| airdate          =
+| frequency        = 760 [[kHz]]
-| frequency        = 760 [[kilohertz]]
+| translator       = {{Radio Relay|92.3|W222BA|[[Karns, Tennessee|Karns]]}}
-| translator       = 92.3 FM (W222BA)
 | format           = [[Talk radio]]
-| power            = 2400 [[Watt]]s day
+| power            = 2,400 [[watt]]s day
 | erp              =
-| haat             =
+| network          = [[Fox News Radio]]
 | class            = D
 | facility_id      = 65205
-| coordinates      =
+| coordinates      = {{Coord|35|59|18.00|N|83|50|35.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
-| callsign_meaning = '''W'''e’re '''E'''ast Tennessee’s '''T'''alk '''R'''adio
+| callsign_meaning = '''W E'''ast Tennessee’s '''T'''alk '''R'''adio
-| former_callsigns = WMEN
+| former_callsigns = WKNL (1988–1995)<br>WMEN (1995–2004)
 | owner            = Thomas Moffit Jr.
 | licensee         =
-| sister_stations  = [[WRJZ]], [[WKTS]]
+| sister_stations  = [[WRJZ]]
-| webcast          = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WETRAM WETR Stream]
+| webcast          = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WETRAM Listen Live]
 | website          = [http://www.talkradio923.com/ talkradio923.com]
-| affiliations     = [[Fox News Radio]]
+| affiliations     = [[Compass Media Networks]]<br>[[Premiere Networks]]<br>[[Salem Radio Network]]<br>[[Westwood One]]
+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
 }}
-'''WETR''' ('''Talk Radio 92.3/AM 760''') is a daytime-only [[talk radio]] station in [[Knoxville, TN]] that broadcasts on [[760 AM]] and its FM translator at [[92.3 FM]].
+'''WETR''' (760 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].  It airs a [[talk radio]] [[radio format|format]] and is owned by Thomas Moffit, Jr.  The [[radio studio|studio]]s are on East Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville.
-Because it shares the same frequency with [[WJR]] in Detroit, Michigan, WETR-AM operates during the [[daytimer|daytime]] hours only. WETR's FM translator (W222BA/Karns, TN) operates 24/7, but with a smaller coverage area over Central and East Knoxville.
+By day, WETR is powered at 2,400 [[watt]]s [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wetr&x=10&y=6&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WETR]</ref>  But because [[760 AM]] is a [[clear channel station|clear channel frequency]] reserved for [[List of North American broadcast station classes|Class A]] [[WJR]] [[Detroit]], WETR's AM [[transmitter]] operates during the [[daytimer|daytime hours only]].  Programming is heard around the clock on WETR's [[FM translator]] '''W222BA''' at 92.3 [[Hertz|MHz]] in [[Karns, Tennessee]], operating with a smaller coverage area.
 ==Programming==
+As “Knoxville’s Talk You Can Trust,” WETR airs a line-up of [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] shows.  Weekdays begin with ''[[This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal]]''.  That's followed by ''[[The Glenn Beck Program]], Markley Van Camp & Robbins, [[Eric Metaxas|The Eric Metaxas Show]], [[Michael J. Knowles|The Michael Knowles Show]], [[Joe Pags|The Joe Pags Show]], [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|No Spin News with Bill O'Reilly]], [[Dennis Prager|The Dennis Prager Show]]'' and ''[[Coast to Coast AM]] with [[George Noory]]''.
-As “Knoxville’s Talk You Can Trust,” WETR airs a line-up of conservative news and talk.
+Weekends feature shows on health, money, religion, guns, the law, real estate and home repair.  Weekend hosts include [[Bill Handel]], [[Charlie Kirk]], [[At Home with Gary Sullivan|Gary Sullivan]], [[Erick Erickson]], [[Dana Loesch]] and [[Dave Ramsey]].  Hourly news updates are provided by [[Fox News Radio]].
-The station previously featured a local morning program called “Real News” with host Grant Henry. Henry left the station in June 2019.
+==History==
-Upon Henry's exit, the morning show was immediately re-branded as “Knoxville’s Morning News,” featuring Hosts Daniel Herrera and   Elaine Davis. The new show continued the station's fierce opposition to Recode Knoxville  and other socialist policies. The show was produced by Rachel “Roz” Adams, who is also host of her own [https://soundcloud.com/user-287248733 Podcast].
+The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on {{Start date and age|1995|8|14}}.  Its original [[call sign]] was WMEN.  It was known as "The Spirit of 76" and was an [[network affiliate|affiliate]] of Morningstar Radio Network.<ref>{{webarchive |access-date=15 March 2023 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030919220840/http://community-2.webtv.net/dandavdd/DanOSeasonedPro |date=September 19, 2003}}</ref>
+Later, WMEN was called "The Word."  It had a [[Christian radio]] format and shared production facilities with [[WRJZ]] [[620 AM]], its [[sister station]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmcentral.com/features/2748.html |title= StackPath|website=www.cmcentral.com |access-date=2009-03-05}}</ref>
-Local morning programming ended on January 10, 2020, replaced with the syndicated offerings of [[Gordon Deal]] and [[Glenn Beck]].
+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.
-Syndicated programs include daily shows This Morning with [[Gordon Deal]], The [[Glenn Beck]] Program, The [[Ben Shapiro]] Show, The [[Dave Ramsey]] Show, The [[Joe Pags]] Show, The [[Dennis Prager]] Show, and [[George Noory]]’s [[Coast To Coast AM]].
+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 [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] shows on weekdays and most of the weekend.
-Hourly news updates are provided by [[Fox News Radio]].
-For the 2019 season, WETR was the flagship station for the [[Tennessee Smokies]] radio network.
+For the 2019 season, WETR was the [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship station]] for the [[Tennessee Smokies]] [[minor league baseball]] radio network.
-==History==
-WMEN, "The Spirit of 76", was an affiliate of Morningstar Radio Network.<ref>http://community-2.webtv.net/dandavdd/DanOSeasonedPro, Retrieved on 2009-03-05.</ref>
-At one time, WMEN was called "The Word" and shared its production director with [[WRJZ]].<ref>http://www.cmcentral.com/features/2748.html, Retrieved on 2009-03-05.</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.talkradio760.com Official website]
-{{AM station data|WETR}}
+{{AM station data|65205|WETR}}
-*{{FMQ|W222BA}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|144172|W222BA}}
 {{Knoxville AM}}

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