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| Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 600 kHz |
| Branding | Newstalk 92.1 FM and 600 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KJMS, KWNW, WDIA, WEGR, WHAL-FM, WHRK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1922 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Wooten Radio and Electric Company"[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58396 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°11′41″N 90°0′36″W / 35.19472°N 90.01000°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 W221CR (Memphis) |
| Repeater(s) | 102.7 WEGR-HD2 (Arlington) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 600wrec.iheart.com |
WREC (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. It broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Memphis. WREC is West Tennessee's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.
WREC is powered at 5,000 watts.[3][4] It uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is on North Watkins Street, near Interstate 40 in Memphis.[5] Programming is simulcast on 250-watt FM translator W221CR at 92.1 MHz. The station is also heard on an HD radio digital subchannel of co-owned 102.7 WEGR.[6]
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WREC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WREC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WREC Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Raido-Locator.com/WREC
- ^ "HD Radio Station Guide for Memphis". HD Radio. iBiquity.