WFLI (AM)
WFLI (1070 AM, "The Mid South's Most Powerful AM Gospel Station") is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel music format. Licensed to Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Chattanooga area.
WFLI signed on with 10,000 watts in February 1961, competing with the other AM radio stations in the Chattanooga market such as WDXB and WOGA (later WMOC) for the youth market. WDEF ruled the ratings in the morning with adults while WFLI appealed to teens and young adults with exciting shows during the afternoon and evening. In 1967, the station increased its power to 50,000 watts. Among the many deejay personalities at WFLI, Tommy Jett is known for greeting his listeners with an enthusiastic "Hey Now!" and is remembered for his work on the midnight show "Night Train," which featured many young folks calling in to share their hopes and dreams live on the air. In 1968, Ted Turner bought WAPO (later named WGOW), to give WFLI a run for its Top 40 money. Billy Benns, the owner of WFLI, remembers Ted Turner rumored as saying "I'm going to run that grey haired man (referring to Billy Benns) out of town." Of course, Ted Turner turned his focus from radio to other business enterprises such as the creation of CNN.
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