branding falcon radio frequency 91.1 mhz first air date december 18 1952 format oldies erp 310 watts haat 22.0 meters 72.2 ft class a facility id 22901 transmitter coordinates 35 59 36.00 n 83 55 24.00 w 35.9933333 n 83.9233333 w 35.9933333 ; 83.9233333 coordinates 35 59 36.00 n 83 55 24.00 w 35.9933333 n 83.9233333 w 35.9933333 ; 83.9233333 owner fulton high school webcast listen live website wkcsradio.org wkcs 91.1 fm falcon radio is a student operated high school radio station in knoxville tennessee broadcasting an oldies radio format . 1 the station is currently owned and operated by fulton high school 2 and was included in the school s charter in 1951 . the kcs component of its call letters refers to knox county schools and the station s nickname of falcon radio is a reference to the public high school s mascot . 3 in addition to music the station features live broadcasts of the school s football and basketball games . 4 wkcs is the only high school radio station in the knoxville area as of october 2010 and the only station in the knoxville market with an oldies format . 3 the station operates 24 7 and is the only east tennessee student station to operate around the clock . 3 contents 1 history 2 awards 3 references 4 external links history edit wkcs started operating on december 18 1952 during fulton high school s second school year . although it was licensed to broadcast at 310 watts for many years its power was limited to 250 watts due to the capacity of its transmitter . in 1996 the school acquired a new 1100 watt stereo transmitter and was able to increase its power . full 24 hour operation began in february 2005 after a digital automation system was installed . in 2007 the station added an online services . 4 in the early years the station primarily broadcast sports and spoken word programming including new live and pre recorded drama and variety programming with music aired at lunchtime . music programming increased over time and a good music format was introduced in the 1960s including top 40 adult standards and country music . that was replaced by a rock music format in the early 1970s and later by an adult contemporary format . the current oldies format has been in place since 1995 . 4 awards edit in 2010 thrillin thursdays a two hour long sports talk program aired weekly on wkcs was named the best sports talk program in the columbia college chicago high school radio awards . the station s fulton football pregame show is a finalist in the sports talk program category in the john drury high school radio awards to be announced in november 2010 . 3 5 references edit station information profile . arbitron . winter 2010 . retrieved 2010 03 24 . wkcs facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . retrieved 2010 03 24 . a b c d beth ann walker thrillin thursdays knoxville magazine october 2010 pages 31 33 . 1 a b c our history wkcs website accessed january 14 2014 drinnen beth october 5 2010 . fulton high school students finalists in radio competitions . knoxville news sentinel . retrieved october 6 2010 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wkcs radio locator information on wkcs query nielsen audio s fm station database for wkcs v t e knoxville tennessee radio stations by am frequency 620 730 760 850 900 990 1040 1120 1180 1240 1340 1380 1400 1490 1580 by fm frequency 88.3 88.7 89.1 89.9 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.7 93.1 93.5 94.3 95.3 95.7 96.3 96.7 97.5 98.7 99.1 99.3 99.7 100.3 101.1 102.1 103.5 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.7 107.3 107.7 by callsign wcyq wdkw wdvx wetr wfgw wfiv fm wgap wiam lp wifa wijv wimz fm wita wivk fm wjbe wjbz fm wjrv wjxb fm wkce wkcs wkgn wkht wkvl wkxv wkzx fm wlil wmyl wnfz wnml wnml fm wnox wnpz wnrx wofm woki wrjz wuot wutk fm wvlz wwqk wwst wyfc wylv wysh defunct wato 1290 am wmty 670 am tennessee radio markets chattanooga jackson johnson city kingsport bristol knoxville memphis nashville other tennessee radio regions 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