WTFM (98.5
FM), – branded as 98.5 WTFM - is an
adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
formatted
radio station
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licensed
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to
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States, it serves the
Tri-Cities area. The station is owned by Glenwood Communications Corporation, through subsidiary Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation.
History
This station once broadcast as WKPT-FM. The
Federal Communications Commission
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assigned the WTFM call letters on September 6, 1982.
In January 1986, WTFM changed its format to soft
adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...
. Its official
slogans include "Better Music for a Better Workday" and "Your Official Listen At Work Station".
References
External links
WTFM official websiteHolston Valley Broadcasting Corporation
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Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1948
1948 establishments in Tennessee
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