- WUTC
Infobox Radio station
name = WUTC
city =Chattanooga, Tennessee
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frequency = 88.1MHz HD Radio
format = Public
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callsign_meaning = University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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owner =University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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website = [http://www.wutc.org www.wutc.org]
affiliations = NPR
PRIAmerican Public Media WUTC-FM 88.1 is a
public radio station inChattanooga, Tennessee , in theUnited States . Since going on the air onAugust 1 ,1982 , it has been owned and operated by theUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga and broadcasts from Cadek Hall on the UTC campus. The station is a member ofNational Public Radio ,Public Radio International , andAmerican Public Media , and broadcasts a variety of modernmusic , includingjazz , rock and related genres. WUTC-FM has a broadcast radius of approximately 90-100 miles in most directions, except to the west, being limited by Monteagle Mountain. WUTC-FM began streaming its broadcast on the worldwide web in July2002 , and in May2006 , it became the first Chattanooga radio station (public or commercial) to simulcast its broadcast inHD_Radio format.Until
1988 , WUTC rebroadcast the morning programming ofWUOT-FM inKnoxville ; afterward, WUTC obtained its own satellite downlink and was able to obtain nationally syndicated programming on its own. In October1995 , WUTC became the exclusive home in the Chattanooga market for several NPR programs, including "Morning Edition ," "All Things Considered ," "Car Talk " and "Weekend Edition ," when the nearbyWSMC-FM dropped them due to conflicts with religious programming on its schedule [http://www.current.org/religion/re513.html] . WUTC-FM maintains a mix of syndicated programming and local music shows in its weekday schedule, with a focus on syndicated shows almost exclusively on weekends.External links
* [http://www.wutc.org WUTC official website]
*FMQ|WUTC
*FML|WUTC
* [http://www.utc.edu/department.php?ou=WUTC-FM WUTC department at UTC]
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