WETB
Encyclopedia
WETB is a radio station
broadcasting a
Christian music
format. Licensed to Johnson City, Tennessee
, USA, it serves the Tri-Cities, Tennessee
area. The station is currently owned by Mountain Signals.
") played Top 40. In the late 80s it was "East Tennessee's Beautiful
79".
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a
Christian music
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
format. Licensed to Johnson City, Tennessee
Johnson City, Tennessee
Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County...
, USA, it serves the Tri-Cities, Tennessee
Tri-Cities, Tennessee
In Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia...
area. The station is currently owned by Mountain Signals.
History
In the 1960s and 1970s, WETB ("WET BeeBee
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila...
") played Top 40. In the late 80s it was "East Tennessee's Beautiful
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
79".