WPTN (780 AM, "106.1 The Eagle") is a

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format. Licensed to

Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller ...

, United States, the station serves the Cookeville area. The station is owned by Cookeville Communications, LLC. Because WPTN broadcasts on the same frequency as " clear–channel" station WBBM in

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, it only broadcasts during the daytime hours and is required to

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History

WPTN is formerly a Top 40 station for the area in the 1980s. On November 3, 2017, WPTN changed their format from sports to classic hits, still branded as "106.1 The Eagle".106.1 The Eagle Cookeville Trades Sports For Classic Hits
Radioinsight - November 8, 2017

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