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Radio station in Franklin, Tennessee

WAKM
Franklin, Tennessee
Frequency	950 kHz
Branding	Radio Close To Home
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	Westwood One Motor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner	Lind Carden & Charles Jackson (Heritage Broadcast Associates)
History
First air date	March 1953
Former call signs	WJTJ (1981–1981) WTJT (1981–1983)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	22365
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 75 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°54′22″N 86°54′21″W / 35.90611°N 86.90583°W / 35.90611; -86.90583
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	WAKM Website

WAKM is an AM radio station in Franklin, Tennessee, broadcasting on a frequency of 950 kHz.

History

WAKM first signed on in March 1953, broadcasting from its studio facilities located on Mallory Station Road in Franklin. The station would remain at that location until July 28, 2017, when it moved to new studios on Main Street in the following week, on August 2, 2017.

Programming

WAKM primarily broadcasts a country music format.

WAKM is also noted for its coverage of NASCAR, which comes from both Motor Racing Network & Performance Racing Network.

The station is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans radio network, carrying football games from the Nashville, Tennessee based NFL Football team, the Tennessee Titans.

WAKM also carries University of Tennessee Volunteers College Football & Men's Basketball games from the Vol Network.

Also since the stations sign on, WAKM has carried the longest running local traders post show titled "Trade Time Live", which airs every weekday at noon.

References

"Facility Technical Data for WAKM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
"WAKM off air but not gone".
WAKM Homepage
"Titans Radio in Tennessee". Titans Radio.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 22365 (WAKM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WAKM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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