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Broadcast area | Metro Knoxville |
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Frequency | 90.3 FM MHz |
Branding | Volunteer Radio — 90.3 The Rock |
Programming | |
Format | College rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Synthpop, Americana, Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop, Rap |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Tennessee |
History | |
First air date | 1979 |
Former call signs | WUTK (September 14, 1981-September 1, 1988)[1] |
Call sign meaning | W University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 69329 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,400 watts |
HAAT | 26 meters (85 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°57′7.00″N 83°55′33.00″W / 35.9519444°N 83.9258333°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WUTK Webstream |
Website | WUTK Online |
WUTK-FM is a variety formatted non-commercial, non-profit, broadcast radio station licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee and serving Metro Knoxville. WUTK is owned and operated by the University of Tennessee; however, WUTK's daily operations are not funded by the university; instead, they rely on donations from listeners and local businesses.[3] WUTK-FM signed on in February 1982 from studios located in P-103 of Andy Holt Tower with an antenna on the roof generating 128.7 watts. WUTK now streams worldwide at WUTKRadio.com [4] and on the Tune In and RadioFX apps.
All music, news 90 and sports shows on WUTK are volunteer or student-produced, hence nicknamed "Volunteer Radio — 90.3 The Rock" with slogans that include "UT's College of Rock" & "Knoxville's Musical Tastemakers". Previous nicknames associated with WUTK are "Album 90", "New Rock 90", "The Last One Left" & "The Torch".