WETB
Radio station in Johnson City, Tennessee, United States
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WETB (790 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic hits format as 93.7 Goat FM. It is licensed to Johnson City, Tennessee, and serves the Tri-Cities area. It is owned by Kenneth C. Hill with studios on Brandonwood Drive in Johnson City.
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
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| Branding | 93.7 Goat FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kenneth C. Hill |
| WABN, WHGG, WPWT | |
| History | |
First air date | November 25, 1947 |
Call sign meaning | East Tennessee Broadcasting, name of the founding company[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 44050 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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| Translator | 93.7 W229DH (Johnson City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | mygoatfm.com |
By day, WETB is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But at night, to prevent interference to other stations on 790 AM, it must greatly reduce power to 72 watts. For most of WETB's early history, it was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night.[3] The transmitter is on Brandonwood Drive, near the station's studios. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W229DH at 93.7 MHz.
History
WETB signed on the air on November 25, 1947. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was a popular Top 40 station.
In the late 80s, WETB was "East Tennessee's Beautiful 79". It played a mix of middle of the road (MOR) hits and easy listening music.
For most of the early 2000s, it aired a Christian radio format.
