WUAT

WUAT is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pikeville, Tennessee, serving Pikeville and Bledsoe County, Tennessee.^[1] WUAT is owned and operated by Vicki R. Smith and Johnny William Paul Bridges, through licensee WUAT, LLC.^[2][6]

WUAT

Pikeville, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Pikeville, Tennessee Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Frequency	1110 AM kHz
Branding	"1110 WUAT"
Programming
Format	Variety[1]
Ownership
Owner	Vicki R. Smith and Johnny William Paul Bridges (WUAT, LLC[2])
History
First air date	December 19, 1972[3]
Former call signs	WUAT (1972–Present)[4]
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10397
Class	D
Power	250 Watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates	35°36′18.0″N 85°11′14.0″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

History

In 1995, Dr. Charles Bownds and his wife Joyce, originally from Houston, Texas, purchased WUAT.^[7]

The station's studios are within the Mini-Outlet store, also owned by the Bownds, along Main Street in Pikeville.^[7] Joyce Bownds, who was also the station's morning disc jockey, died on January 31, 2016.^[8] On March 18, 2016, ownership of the station was transferred to the Estate of Joyce Virginia Bownds, with her husband Dr. Charles P. Bownds as the executor.^[9]

The Estate of Joyce Virginia Bownds entered into an agreement with Vicki R. Smith and Johhny William Paul Bridges, both of Pikeville, on August 24, 2016.^[6][10] The sale to Smith and Bridges' WUAT, LLC, at a price of $20,000, was consummated on October 17, 2016.