WUTK-FM
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WUTK-FM is an independent, non-commercial college radio station
owned by the University of Tennessee
and operated by the UT Department of Journalism and Electronic Media in Knoxville, Tennessee
. All music, news, and sports shows are volunteer or student-produced. In 2007, WUTK began cooperating with Comcast
to produce TV programs featuring local and visiting musicians who were interviewed at the station live on-air, and recorded on video for later broadcast on Comcast channel 194 on the University of Tennessee
's Knoxville campus. The WUTK sports show, "Rock Solid Sports," Airs live on UTTV on Wednesday and Friday Nights at 7pm.
Music specialty shows typically begin in the evening hours, and include genres of funk
(The Mothership), hip-hop/rap (Edutainment Hip-hop Show and Club 90.3), jamband (Fire On the Mountain), international music (The Passport), and music from the Knoxville area (Locals Only), in addition to shows focusing on reggaeton
, heavy metal
, and Americana music. Most specialty shows publish their playlists on the WUTK Forum http://www.wutkradio.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Playlist
WUTK currently receives no funding from the University, relying on donations from listeners and area businesses. The station has received numerous awards and honors from various media outlets, including Metro Pulse
http://www.cci.utk.edu/node/837 and CMJ(College Music Journal) http://www.cci.utk.edu/node/232
WUTK is licensed to broadcast on 90.3 MHz at 1000 Watts. Streaming audio is available 24 hours a day, and is accessible from the "Listen Now" link on the WUTK homepage http://wutkradio.com (requires RealPlayer
).
WUTK's nickname is "The Rock." Previous names associated with WUTK are "New Rock 90" and "The Torch." Originally during the early 1980s, WUTK had a jazz
format with a popular New Wave
rock program weekend nights under the "New Airwaves" name.
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...
owned by the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
and operated by the UT Department of Journalism and Electronic Media in Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. All music, news, and sports shows are volunteer or student-produced. In 2007, WUTK began cooperating with Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
to produce TV programs featuring local and visiting musicians who were interviewed at the station live on-air, and recorded on video for later broadcast on Comcast channel 194 on the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
's Knoxville campus. The WUTK sports show, "Rock Solid Sports," Airs live on UTTV on Wednesday and Friday Nights at 7pm.
Music specialty shows typically begin in the evening hours, and include genres of funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
(The Mothership), hip-hop/rap (Edutainment Hip-hop Show and Club 90.3), jamband (Fire On the Mountain), international music (The Passport), and music from the Knoxville area (Locals Only), in addition to shows focusing on reggaeton
Reggaeton
Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
, heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, and Americana music. Most specialty shows publish their playlists on the WUTK Forum http://www.wutkradio.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Playlist
WUTK currently receives no funding from the University, relying on donations from listeners and area businesses. The station has received numerous awards and honors from various media outlets, including Metro Pulse
Metro Pulse
Metro Pulse is a weekly newspaper in Knoxville, Tennessee.It was founded in 1991 by Ashley Capps, Rand Pearson, Ian Blackburn, and Margaret Weston. Metro Pulse has been a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies since 1993....
http://www.cci.utk.edu/node/837 and CMJ(College Music Journal) http://www.cci.utk.edu/node/232
WUTK is licensed to broadcast on 90.3 MHz at 1000 Watts. Streaming audio is available 24 hours a day, and is accessible from the "Listen Now" link on the WUTK homepage http://wutkradio.com (requires RealPlayer
RealPlayer
RealPlayer is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats.-History:...
).
WUTK's nickname is "The Rock." Previous names associated with WUTK are "New Rock 90" and "The Torch." Originally during the early 1980s, WUTK had a jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
format with a popular New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
rock program weekend nights under the "New Airwaves" name.