WCOR is an
AM radio station
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broadcasting in the eastern portion of the
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
market with a power of 1,000 watts.
In its early years, WCOR functioned as a community-oriented station aimed primarily at residents of
Wilson County, Tennessee
Wilson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is in Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 147,737. Its county seat is Lebanon. The largest city is Mt. Juliet. Wilson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson ...
. (It is licensed to the county seat of Wilson County,
Lebanon
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). After this format became untenable in the 1980s (as it did for many small-town radio stations, particularly those located adjacent to major and mid-major markets), the station, after going
dark for a period, resumed operation, marketing itself to particularly the eastern portion of the wider Nashville market. The majority of its programming now consists of a
simulcast
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of its
FM sister station,
WANT, but some separate sports programming is also carried associated with Lebanon's
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee. It was founded in 1842. The campus's current historic buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.
History
1842-1861
The university was founded by the Cumberland ...
.
In fall 2005, the station moved from the 900 kHz frequency, where it had spent nearly 60 years, to a newly licensed frequency at 1490 kHz.
The station is an affiliate of the
Tennessee Titans radio network.
References
External links
Country radio stations in the United States
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Radio stations established in 2005
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