WKZX-FM
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WKZX-FM
WKZX-FM (93.5 FM
is a radio station
broadcasting a Regional Mexican
format. Licensed to Lenoir City, Tennessee
, it serves the Knoxville, Tennessee
area.
, applied for an FM requency, and WLIL-FM signed on at 93.5 in 1967.
In addition to his radio station, Wilkerson owned a lumber mill and built custom homes. He served as president of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters. He was also a pilot
and he ran a restaurant
.
After Wilkerson died in 1998, BP Broadcasters purchased WLIL and WLIL-FM. BP built a new FM tower in the Glendale community near the Loudon-Blount
county line.
In 2006, Progressive Media, owner of WIFA
, purchased WLIL-AM from BP Broadcasters LLC. BP kept the FM station, which had simulcast
the AM through its entire history. Dwight Wilkerson, son of Arthur, kept WLIK
in Newport, Tennessee
.
WKZX-FM played adult contemporary music before switching to Regional Mexican. Mercedez Cuevas is an on-air personality, also working in sales and administration. She says the best way to communicate to those of Hispanic is to do it in their native language, because they take pride in their culture.
WKZX-FM (93.5 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
is a radio station
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 Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
format. Licensed to Lenoir City, Tennessee
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Lenoir City is a city in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 8,642 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area....
, it serves the Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
area.
History
Arthur Wilkerson, owner of WLILWLIL
WLIL "The Legendary AM 730" is a radio station broadcasting "East Tennessee's Country Classics." Licensed to Lenoir City, Tennessee, it serves the Knoxville, Tennessee area.-History:...
, applied for an FM requency, and WLIL-FM signed on at 93.5 in 1967.
In addition to his radio station, Wilkerson owned a lumber mill and built custom homes. He served as president of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters. He was also a pilot
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and he ran a restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
.
After Wilkerson died in 1998, BP Broadcasters purchased WLIL and WLIL-FM. BP built a new FM tower in the Glendale community near the Loudon-Blount
Blount County, Tennessee
Blount County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its population was 123,010 at the United States Census, 2010. The county seat is at Maryville, which is also the county's largest city....
county line.
In 2006, Progressive Media, owner of WIFA
WIFA
WIFA is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Knoxville area. The station is currently owned by Progressive Media, Inc. and features programing from Salem Radio Network....
, purchased WLIL-AM from BP Broadcasters LLC. BP kept the FM station, which had simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
the AM through its entire history. Dwight Wilkerson, son of Arthur, kept WLIK
WLIK
WLIK is a radio station licensed to Newport, Tennessee with an oldies format, broadcasting on 1270 AM. Its programming includes high school and University of Tennessee sports as well as religious and community-oriented news and information for Cocke County, Tennessee...
in Newport, Tennessee
Newport, Tennessee
Newport is a city in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,242 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cocke County.-Geography:...
.
WKZX-FM played adult contemporary music before switching to Regional Mexican. Mercedez Cuevas is an on-air personality, also working in sales and administration. She says the best way to communicate to those of Hispanic is to do it in their native language, because they take pride in their culture.