WTFM (98.5 FM), – branded as 98.5 WTFM – is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Kingsport, Tennessee, and serving the Tri-Cities area. The station is owned by Glenwood Communications Corporation, through subsidiary Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation.
History
This station once broadcast as WKPT-FM and went on the air on February 6, 1948.[2] The Federal Communications Commission assigned the WTFM call letters on September 6, 1982.[3]
In January 1986, WTFM changed its format to soft adult contemporary. Its official slogans include “Better Music for a Better Workday” and “Your Official Listen At Work Station”.
References
- ^ “Facility Technical Data for WTFM”. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ “Radio Roundup: FM Station Shows Signs Of Growing Up”. Kingsport Times-News. Kingsport, Tennessee. February 22, 1948. p. 13-B. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Call Sign History”. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
- Official website
- Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation
- Facility details for Facility ID 27489 (WTFM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WTFM in Nielsen Audio‘s FM station database
- Translator
- Facility details for Facility ID 147709 (W289BZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W289BZ at FCCdata.org