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| Broadcast area | Knoxville metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 106.1MHz |
| Branding | Atomic 106 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Loud Media LLC |
| WKCE,WKVL,WTLT,WGAP,WVLZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) (as WJRV) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Atomic" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 170987 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 190 watts |
| HAAT | 532.4 meters (1,747 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°6′29″N84°20′8″W / 36.10806°N 84.33556°W /36.10806; -84.33556 |
| Repeater | 1400WGAP (Maryville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WATO (106.1MHz) is acommercialFM radio stationlicensed toOliver Springs, Tennessee, and serving theKnoxville metropolitan area.[2] It is owned by Loud Media and broadcasts an alternative rock format branded as "Atomic 106".
WATO is aClass A station, with aneffective radiated power of 190 watts. The studios are on the fifth floor of theSunsphere inKnoxville.
On Air Schedule
TJ Show 6-10A
Dave Kelly Afternoons 3-7P
Alex Waters Nights 7-12A
The stationsigned on the air in 2009 as WJRV. The station aired ahot adult contemporary music format branded as "106.1 The River".
On May 27, 2020, it was announced that the station was to be acquired by Loud Media.[3] On June 26, 2020, Loud Media launched "106.1 VLZ" with anactive rock format.[4] The station changed itscall sign on July 1, 2020, to WVLZ.[5]
On October 21, 2024, WVLZ dropped its active rock format, which moved toWSMM (850 AM), and began stunting towards a new format to be launched on October 25, 2024, under new WATO call letters.[6] At 1:06 pm that day, WATO launched an alternative rock format branded as "Atomic 106".[7]
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