WETB

WETB (790 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic hits format as 93.7 Goat FM. It is licensed to Johnson City, Tennessee, and serves the Tri-Cities area. It is owned by Kenneth C. Hill with studios on Brandonwood Drive in Johnson City. On weekends, WETB carries classic episodes of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 from the 1980s and 90s. On Sundays, much of the programming is Christian radio.

WETB

Johnson City, Tennessee
Frequency	790 kHz
Branding	"93.7 GOAT FM"
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Kenneth C. Hill
Sister stations	WABN, WHGG, WPWT
History
First air date	November 25, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-11-25)
Call sign meaning	W East Tennessee Broadcasting
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	44050
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 72 watts night
Translator(s)	93.7 W229DH (Johnson City)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mygoatfm.com

By day, WETB is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But at night, to prevent interference to other stations on 790 AM, it must greatly reduce power to 72 watts. For most of WETB's early history, it was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night.^[2] The transmitter is on Brandonwood Drive, near the station's studios.^[3] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W229DH at 93.7 MHz.^[4]

History

WETB signed on the air on November 25, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-11-25). In the 1960s and 1970s, it was a popular Top 40 station.

In the late 80s, WETB was "East Tennessee's Beautiful 79". It played a mix of middle of the road (MOR) hits and easy listening music.

Former logo

For most of the early 2000s, it aired a Christian radio format.