WVLZ
Encyclopedia
WVLZ is a sports radio
station in Knoxville, TN that broadcasts on 1180 AM. WVLZ currently is an ESPN Radio
Affiliate. It is the home of Tony Basilio, who is the dean of Knoxville sports radio, Wes Rucker, who covers University of Tennessee Sports for the Chattanooga Times-Free-Press, and former Tennessee Football player Jayson Swain. WVLZ's sister station WKCE
broadcasts on 1120 AM and carries the Spanish language
ESPN Deportes Radio
format; it is located in Maryville, TN.
country
. Later the station was talk radio
.
Morgan Broadcasting Co., of which Harry Morgan was president, sold WHJM and WKCE to Kirkland Wireless Broadcasters, Inc. for $400,000 in a deal reported Feb. 24, 2002.
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
station in Knoxville, TN that broadcasts on 1180 AM. WVLZ currently is an ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
Affiliate. It is the home of Tony Basilio, who is the dean of Knoxville sports radio, Wes Rucker, who covers University of Tennessee Sports for the Chattanooga Times-Free-Press, and former Tennessee Football player Jayson Swain. WVLZ's sister station WKCE
WKCE
WKCE is a sports radio station serving the Knoxville as an ESPN Radio affiliate. This station broadcasts on AM frequency 1120 kHz and is under ownership of Kirkland Wireless Broadcasters, Inc....
broadcasts on 1120 AM and carries the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio is a Spanish language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming includes call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football, baseball and boxing.The network has stations in 13...
format; it is located in Maryville, TN.
History
In 1993 WHJM played ChristianChristian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
. Later the station was talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
.
Morgan Broadcasting Co., of which Harry Morgan was president, sold WHJM and WKCE to Kirkland Wireless Broadcasters, Inc. for $400,000 in a deal reported Feb. 24, 2002.