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WETB

Radio station in Johnson City, Tennessee

Johnson City, Tennessee

Frequency790 kHzBranding"93.7 GOAT FM"ProgrammingFormatClassic hitsAffiliationsCompass Media NetworksOwnershipOwnerKenneth C. Hill

Sister stations

WABN, WHGG, WPWTHistory

First air date

November 25, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-11-25)

Call sign meaning

W East Tennessee BroadcastingTechnical informationFacility ID44050ClassDPower5,000 watts day
72 watts nightTranslator(s)93.7 W229DH (Johnson City)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitemygoatfm.com

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. On weekends, WETB carries classic episodes of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 from the 1980s and 90s. On Sundays, much of the programming is Christian radio.

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.^[1] The transmitter is on Brandonwood Drive, near the station's studios.^[2] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W229DH at 93.7 MHz.^[3]

History

WETB signed on the air on November 25, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-11-25). 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.

References

^ "Signing off Before Game is Over? That Was Once WETB's Reality". Archived from the original on 2021-04-17.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WETB
^ Radio-Locator.com/W229DH