WUAT
Radio station in Pikeville, Tennessee, United States
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WUAT is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pikeville, Tennessee, serving Pikeville and Bledsoe County, Tennessee.[1] WUAT is owned and operated by Vicki R. Smith and Johnny William Paul Bridges, through licensee WUAT, LLC.[2][6]
Bledsoe County, Tennessee
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| Broadcast area | Pikeville, Tennessee Bledsoe County, Tennessee |
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| Frequency | 1110 kHz |
| Branding | 1110 WUAT |
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| Format | Variety[1] |
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First air date | December 19, 1972[3][4] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10397 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250 watts (days only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°36′18.0″N 85°11′14.0″W |
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History
In 1995, Dr. Charles Bownds and his wife Joyce, originally from Houston, Texas, purchased WUAT.[7]
The station's studios are within the Mini-Outlet store, also owned by the Bownds, along Main Street in Pikeville.[7] Joyce Bownds, who was also the station's morning disc jockey, died on January 31, 2016.[8] On March 18, 2016, ownership of the station was transferred to the Estate of Joyce Virginia Bownds, with her husband Dr. Charles P. Bownds as the executor.[9]
The Estate of Joyce Virginia Bownds entered into an agreement with Vicki R. Smith and Johhny William Paul Bridges, both of Pikeville, on August 24, 2016.[6][10] The sale to Smith and Bridges' WUAT, LLC, at a price of $20,000, was consummated on October 17, 2016.