City Pikeville, Tennessee Frequency 1110 AM kHz | Branding "1110 WUAT" First air date December 19, 1972 | |
Broadcast area Pikeville, Tennessee
Bledsoe County, Tennessee Slogan "Little Giant of the Valley" | ||
WUAT is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pikeville, Tennessee, serving Pikeville and Bledsoe County, Tennessee. WUAT is owned and operated by The Estate of Joyce Virginia Bownds, with a sale pending to WUAT, LLC.
History
In 1995, Dr. Charles Bownds and his wife Joyce, originally from Houston, Texas, purchased WUAT.
The station's studios are within the Mini-Outlet store, also owned by the Bownds, along Main Street in Pikeville. Joyce Bownds, who was also the station's morning disc jockey, died on January 31, 2016. On March 18, 2016, ownership of the station was transferred to the Estate of Joyce Virginia Bownds, with her husband Dr. Charles P. Bownds as the executor.
The Estate of Joyce Virginia Bownds entered into an argreement with Vicki R. Smith and Johhny William Paul Bridges, both of Pikeville, on August 24, 2016. Smith and Bridges, owners of WUAT, LLC., will purchase WUAT from the Estate for $20,000.