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WENK is an AM broadcasting, AM radio station based in northwest Tennessee. In its first incarnation, WENK-AM 1240 AM, 1240 went on the air with 250 watts day and night from the upstairs of a furniture store on October 26, 1946. WTPR-AM 710 AM, 710 went on the air with 250 watts daytime from the second floor of a building on the square in downtown Paris, Tennessee, Paris in 1947. Both were owned by the Dixie Network of Jackson, Tennessee. and had at the time a variety format. WENK featured the talents of people like Hank Huggins and Lou Wrather during the early days. WTPR was home to future Nashville star Ralph Emery and future WPSD-TV newsman Dan Steele. WENK caught the Rock and Roll bug in 1956 and for the most part remained a popular music or Top 40 station until WWGY (FM), WWKF took that format in 1982. John Dixon Williams, a future WPSD-TV newsman and general manager was an early star. WTPR continued to play a variety of music over the years. WENK increased its power to ...
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WTPR-AM
WENK is an AM radio station based in northwest Tennessee. In its first incarnation, WENK-AM 1240 went on the air with 250 watts day and night from the upstairs of a furniture store on October 26, 1946. WTPR-AM 710 went on the air with 250 watts daytime from the second floor of a building on the square in downtown Paris in 1947. Both were owned by the Dixie Network of Jackson, Tennessee. and had at the time a variety format. WENK featured the talents of people like Hank Huggins and Lou Wrather during the early days. WTPR was home to future Nashville star Ralph Emery and future WPSD-TV newsman Dan Steele. WENK caught the Rock and Roll bug in 1956 and for the most part remained a popular music or Top 40 station until WWGY (FM), WWKF took that format in 1982. John Dixon Williams, a future WPSD-TV newsman and general manager was an early star. WTPR continued to play a variety of music over the years. WENK increased its power to 1000 Watts in the early 1960s and WTPR was able to ...
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Dixie Network
The Dixie Network was a commercial radio broadcasting network operating in Tennessee and Mississippi beginning in 1946 and ending in December 1973. Three of the six AM stations had the letters "DX" within their call signs, such as WDXI in Jackson, Tennessee, WDXE-AM-FM, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, and WDXN, Clarksville, Tennessee. These letters gave rise to usage of the term "Dixie Stations". Headquartered in Jackson, Tennessee, the stations were incorporated as separate corporations, each one founded by Aaron B. Robinson, Sr., principal owner and chief executive officer. The stations were: WCMA, Corinth, Mississippi, 1946; WENK, Union City, Tennessee, 1947; WDXI, Jackson, Tennessee, 1948; WDXE, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 1951; WTPR, Paris, Tennessee, 1951; WDXL, Lexington, Tennessee, 1954; WDXN, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1954; and WDXI-TV, Jackson, Tennessee, 1955. WDXL had been built in 1954 using equipment acquired when Robinson bought and shut down Jackson station WPLI the y ...
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Paris, Tennessee
Paris is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,316. A replica of the Eiffel Tower stands in the southern part of Paris. History The present site of Paris was selected by five commissioners appointed to the task of choosing a county seat at the December 1822 session of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Henry County. Their choice was a site, of which were owned by Joseph Blythe and owned by Peter Ruff; both men donated the land to the county to have the seat there. A public square, streets, alleys, and 104 lots were laid off, and the lots were sold at auction over a two-day period in either March or April 1823. Paris was incorporated on September 30, 1823. It was the first town incorporated in West Tennessee, followed by Lexington on October 9, 1824, and Memphis on December 19, 1826. The city was named after Paris, France, in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the Ame ...
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1240 AM
The following radio broadcasting, radio stations broadcast on AM broadcasting, AM frequency 1240 kHz: 1240 AM is a regional (Class B) frequency outside the coterminous 48 United States (Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, & U.S. Virgin Islands), and a local frequency (Class C) within the coterminous 48 United States. In Argentina * Cadena Uno in Argentina * LRI218 Universidad Nacional del Sur in Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires In Canada In Mexico * XEBQ-AM in Guaymas, Sonora * XECG-AM in Nogales, Sonora * XEMEFM-AM in Morelia, Michoacan * XERD-AM in Pachuca, Hidalgo * XEWG-AM in Cd.Juarez, Chihuahua In the United States See also *CONELRAD References

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WHNY-FM
WHNY-FM (104.7 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station city of license, licensed to serve Henry, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC. WHNY-FM broadcasts a country music format. The station was assigned the WMUF-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on June 1, 1998 in radio, 1998. On September 20, 2010, the station changed its call sign to WRQR, and again on October 8, 2011, to WMUF. On July 1, 2019, the station changed its call sign to WHNY, and then to WHNY-FM on December 23, 2019. On March 2, 2020, WHNY-FM rebranded as "Big Henry" and shifted its format from country music to classic country in a simulcast with sister station WHNY (AM), WHNY.Big Henry Debuts in Northwest Tennessee
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WWGY (FM)
WWGY (99.3 FM, "Froggy 99.3") is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Fulton, Kentucky, serving Union City, Tennessee, Fulton, Kentucky and Martin, Tennessee. The station is owned and operated by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC. The syndicated Ace & TJ Show is carried weekday mornings. On February 3, 2020, WWGY changed their format from top 40/CHR to country, branded as "Froggy 94.3 & 99.3.".Froggy and Rocky Debut in Northwest Tennessee
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WRQR-FM
WRQR-FM (105.5 FM broadcasting, FM, "Rocky 105.5") is a radio station licensed to Paris, Tennessee and serves Paris, McKenzie, Tennessee, and Murray, Kentucky. It broadcasts a classic rock format. The station is owned and operated by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC. The syndicated Ace & TJ Show is carried weekday mornings. On February 3, 2020, WRQR-FM changed their format from top 40/CHR to classic rock, branded as "Rocky 105.5".Froggy and Rocky Debut in Northwest Tennessee
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WLZK
WLZK (94.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Paris, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Jackson TN area. The station is currently owned by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC, and features programming from Jones Radio Network. History The station went on the air as WMUF-FM on 1991-04-10. On 1997-06-09, the station changed its call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally assigne ... to the current WLZK. References External links * LZK Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States {{Tennessee-radio-station-stub ...
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WHNY (AM)
WHNY (1000 kHz) is an American AM radio station broadcasting a country music format, simulcasting WHNY-FM 104.7 Henry, Tennessee. Licensed to Paris, Tennessee, United States, it serves the Jackson, Tennessee, area. The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC, and features programming from Westwood One. On March 2, 2020, WHNY changed their format from oldies to classic country, simulcasting WHNY-FM 104.7, branded as "Big Henry".Big Henry Debuts in Northwest Tennessee
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WHDM
WHDM (1440 AM, "Oldies Radio") is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format. Licensed to McKenzie, Tennessee, United States, the station is currently owned by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC, and features programming from Citadel Media Cumulus Media Networks was an American radio network owned and operated by Cumulus Media. From 2011 until its merger with Westwood One, it controlled many of the radio assets formerly belonging to the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), which w .... References External links * * * Oldies radio stations in the United States HDM Carroll County, Tennessee {{Tennessee-radio-station-stub ...
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Radio Stations In Tennessee
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Tennessee, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * W4XA * WCLC * WEMG, Knoxville * WFWL * WHER, Memphis * WMRO * WNTT * WOCV * WSM-FM (1941–1951) * WTNW * WUTS * WUTZ * WXOQ See also * Tennessee media ** List of newspapers in Tennessee ** List of television stations in Tennessee ** Media of cities in Tennessee: Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Murfreesboro, Nashville References Bibliography * * * * * (About WDIA) External links * (Directory ceased in 2017) Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Images File:1942 woman and electric appliances in Knox County Tennessee Library of Congress owi2001046824.jpg, Woman with radio (far right), Knox County, Tennessee, 1942 File:WKDF Nashville on Stahlman Building.jpg, WKDF, Nashville, 2009 File:WLIK studios and transmitter Newport Tennessee. ...
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Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia; the Capital city, capital is Jefferson City, Missouri, Jefferson City. Humans have inhabited w ...
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