WREC

Infobox Radio station
name = WREC


city = Memphis, Tennessee
area = Memphis, Jonesboro
slogan =
branding = "Newsradio 600"
frequency = 600 kHz HD Radio
repeater =
airdate =
share = 4.3
share as of = Sp'08 P2
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Memphis Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Memphis&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = News Talk Information
power = 5,000 watts
erp =
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 58396
coordinates = coord|35|11|51.00|N|90|0|31.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Wooten Radio and Electric Company [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns =
owner = Clear Channel Communications
licensee = CC Licenses
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://www.600wrec.com listen live]
website = [http://www.600wrec.com 600wrec.com]
affiliations = AP Radio, Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks

WREC (600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Memphis, Jonesboro area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and features programing from AP Radio, Fox News Radio and Premiere Radio Networks. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WREC |title=WREC Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] [cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WREC|title=WREC Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron] The station is also broadcast on HD radio. [ cite web|url=http://www.hdradio.com/ |title=HD Radio Station Guide |work=HD Radio |publisher=iBiquity ]

In the fall of 2006, WREC assumed the broadcast rights for the football and basketball teams of the University of Memphis. Before carrying the University of Memphis, the station had carried the University of Tennessee longer than any other station in the state of Tennessee.

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*AM station data|WREC