By day, WETB is powered at 5,000 wattsnon-directional. But at night, to prevent interference to other stations on 790 AM, it must greatly reduce power to 72 watts. For most of WETB's early history, it was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night.[2] The transmitter is on Brandonwood Drive, near the station's studios.[3] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translatorW229DH at 93.7 MHz.[4]
History
WETB signed on the air on November 25, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-11-25). In the 1960s and 1970s, it was a popular Top 40 station.
In the late 80s, WETB was "East Tennessee's Beautiful 79". It played a mix of middle of the road (MOR) hits and easy listening music.
For most of the early 2000s, it aired a Christian radio format.