WUTK-FM

WUTK-FM is a Variety formatted non-commercial broadcast radio station licensed to Knoxville, Tennessee and serving Metro Knoxville. WUTK is owned and operated by the University of Tennessee. WUTK-FM signed on in 1980 from studios in P-103 of the Andy Holt Tower with an antenna on the roof of the building generating just 114 watts.

Programming

All music, news, and sports shows are volunteer or student-produced. In 2007, WUTK began cooperating with Comcast to produce TV programs featuring local and visiting musicians who were interviewed at the station live on-air, and recorded on video for later broadcast on Comcast channel 194 on the University of Tennessee's Knoxville campus. The WUTK sports show, "Rock Solid Sports," airs live on UTTV on Monday and Friday nights at 7.

WUTK has a wide variety of specialty shows covering specific genres, including funk (The Mothership), hip-hop/rap (Edutainment Hip-hop Show and Gold Standard Hip-Hop), jamband (Fire On the Mountain), international music (Simmer Down), Shoegaze(Daydream Nation) and music from the Knoxville area (Locals Only), in addition to shows focusing on classic rock(Kill Ugly Radio), heavy metal(The Funeral Directory), and Americana music(Y'allternative). Specialty shows publish their playlists on their own individual Facebook pages or The Rock's Facebook page.