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| Broadcast area | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was talk radio) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sheepdog Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | February 1, 1948 |
Last air date | April 2010 |
WATO (1290 AM) was a radio station in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.[1] The call letters were chosen for the first three letters in "Atomic City"[2] as Oak Ridge was known at the time of the Manhattan Project. WATO was licensed to broadcast at 5 kW during daytime hours and 500 watts at night.[3] It broadcast at 1 kW during daylight hours and 125 watts at night from a temporary site while lookingfor a new permanent home.[4]