WFIV-FM

WFIV-FM (105.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to the suburb of Loudon, Tennessee it serves the Knoxville metropolitan area including Farragut. It first began broadcasting in 1990 under the call sign WJDG. The station is currently owned by Horne Radio.

WFIV-FM
CityLoudon, Tennessee
Broadcast areaKnoxville, Tennessee
Frequency105.3 MHz
Branding105.3 WFIV
SloganGood Times Great Oldies
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerDouglas and Susan Horne
(Horne Radio, LLC)
History
First air date
1990 (as WJDG)
Former call signs
WKVL-FM (2001–2005)
WESK (1998–2001)(3/1991–5/1991)
WXST (5/1991-1998)
WJDG (1990-1991)[1]
Call sign meaning
We're Farragut's Independent Voice
Technical information
Facility ID65151
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°48′40.00″N 84°16′2.00″W
Links
Websitemyi105.com

History

After being assigned the call sign "WJDG" on April 13, 1990, WFIV-FM changed call signs briefly to "WESK" in March 1991. In May 1991 the call sign was again changed to "WXST" but was changed back to "WESK" on March 16, 1998. In February 2000 the station adopted an '80s format with the call sign WKVL-FM; the station would switch from talk back to 80s music many times up until November 1, 2005. That is when the station switched to its current format and WFIV-FM call sign.[1]

The station's format was eclectic variety. The station is classified as independent programming and is in the category of Adult Album Alternative (AAA) radio format.

Additional syndicated programming included The House of Blues Hour, hosted by Elwood Blues himself, Dan Aykroyd, as well as Little Steven's Underground Garage hosted by Little Steven who has been the guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since the 1970s.

On March 1, 2010, the station "relaunched" as "i-105," "Knoxville's Independent Radio", dropping any and all reference to their actual studio location in Farragut.

On September 4, 2020, WFIV changed their format from adult alternative to oldies, branded as "105.3 WFIV".[2]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  2. WFIV Drops AAA/Americana For Oldies Radioinsight - September 4, 2020


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