Чаттанугадағы 105.1 FM радиосының тарихы

Radio station in Lakesite/Chattanooga, Tennessee

WUIE (105.1 MHz) is a non commercial FM radio station licensed to Lakesite, Tennessee, and serving the Chattanooga metropolitan area. It is owned by the American Family Association and it broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Religious leaders heard on WUIE include David Jeremiah, Jim Daly, James Dobson, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Adrian Rogers and Alistair Begg. WUIE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 850 watts. The transmitter is on Montlake Road in Soddy Daisy.

The station signed on the air on 1976 07 01. The original call sign was WNFM, and it was licensed to Dayton, Tennessee. It broadcast on 104.9 MHz, and was owned by Norman A. Thomas. But Thomas quickly sold WNFM to the WDNT Broadcasting Company, co owned with WDNT AM 1280. The station became WLCY in 1982 as an adult contemporary station, WTCX in 1987, and WDNT FM in 1992. As WDNT FM, the station initially broadcast country music. It later became "Oldies 104.9", programmed by the late Max Hackett, a longtime talk show host in the market. WDNT FM eventually became "Lite Rock" and the station reverted to its adult contemporary format. In 2006, the format of WALV "Alive 95", which had signed on in 1983 at 95.3 (later WPLZ, now WALV FM again), was relocated to this frequency. Brewer Broadcasting had acquired 95.3 in 1998 and proceeded to give the station a more uptempo and competitive sound. Morning drive was handled by Mike Lee and Ed Ramsey from 1998 until late 2006. In December 2007, WALV FM's main broadcast studio was moved to downtown Chattanooga with sister stations WJTT and WMPZ; sister station WHJK FM was also moved into the Chattanooga building at this time.

WALV FM was approved to move to 105.1 MHz in December 2008, along with a power increase that added the larger Chattanooga radio market to the station's coverage area. On June 15, 2009, WALV FM dropped its Hot AC format and its "Alive" name. It flipped to a sports radio format, using programming from ESPN Radio. It called itself "ESPN 105.1 The Zone". Wells Guthrie was the station's program director. On September 1, 2021, WALV FM switched dial positions. Its sports format and call letters moved to 95.3 FM Ooltewah. At the same time, American Family Radio's Christian talk and teaching format took over the 105.1 frequency under the new call sign WUIE.