WUOT

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WUOT
WUOT logo.png
City of license Knoxville, Tennessee
Broadcast area Knoxville
Branding UT Public Radio
Frequency 91.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Format Classical music
Audience share 3.6 (FALL 2007, RRC[1])
ERP 65,000 watts
HAAT 534.0 meters
Class C
Facility ID 69161
Transmitter coordinates 35°59′44.00″N 83°57′23.00″W / 35.99556°N 83.95639°W / 35.99556; -83.95639
Callsign meaning University of Tennessee
Affiliations American Public Media, National Public Radio, Public Radio International
Owner University of Tennessee
Webcast Listen Live
Website Official website

WUOT (91.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classical music format. Licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Knoxville area. The station is currently owned by University of Tennessee and features programing from American Public Media, National Public Radio and Public Radio International.[2][3] The station is also broadcast on HD radio.[4]

The station, which began operations in October 1949, primarily features classical music programming, but carries NPR news programs daily, as well as jazz music for ninety minutes every weeknight and all evening on Fridays and folk music Saturday evenings. WUOT is licensed to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and maintains studios on the campus. The station also carries programming from Public Radio International and American Public Media, two other public radio networks. WUOT broadcasts a signal covering most of central eastern Tennessee, extreme western North Carolina, and parts of southeastern Kentucky.

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Chrissy Keuper - "Morning Edition"
Daniel Berry - morning classical music and "Echoes of a Golden Age", an opera program heard Monday evenings.
Allan Ellstrom - afternoon classical music and "UT Concert Hall", heard Monday evenings.
Ann Lloyd - "All Things Considered"
Randy Fishman - "Last Set at Birdland", a jazz program heard Friday evenings.
Paul Campbell - "Mountain Jubilee", an hourlong program Saturday evenings featuring bluegrass and old-time country music.
Matt Shafer Powell - "Dialogue", a monthly public affairs interview program.

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