WKXV

WKXV

City of license	Knoxville, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Knoxville
Branding	Knoxville's Best
Frequency	900 kHz
Format	Religious
Power	1,000 watts day 258 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	54446
Transmitter coordinates
Owner	Ra-Tel Broadcasting Company, Inc.

WKXV (900 AM, "Knoxville's Best") is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to serve Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Knoxville area. The station is currently owned by Ra-Tel Broadcasting Company, Inc.

While other radio stations come and go, and change formats to follow the current trends, WKXV has been consistent in its format since 1953. WKXV is host to many different denominations among the various local and national religious/talk programs. Many of the locally produced programs are broadcast live from the WKXV studios, just as they were at the stations inception. Some are broadcast from their church via live remote or tape delayed. Whatever the method, thousands and thousands of people have listened to the Gospel in word and song over the WKXV airwaves, and will continue to do so.

WKXV Radio stands out from among the crowd of other stations in the Knoxville area. The staff of WKXV makes the difference. The WKXV staff is proud to be easily accessible to the many listeners of the station. WKXV hosts a Prayer time twice nightly and receives an estimated 300 or more song and prayer requests per night. WKXV keeps a weekly prayer list. Song requests and dedications are taken 24 hours a day and are played promptly.

The WKXV management, On-Air Personalities, and office staff are thought of as family to many of the faithful listening audience. WKXV remains an outreach to the lost and an uplift and blessing to the many Christian listeners. WKXV broadcasts community news, local church events, and other function several times daily.

The station pioneered a Religious Format here in East Tennessee. WKXV is locally owned and operated by Ratel Broadcasting Co. Inc., and operates on a daytime power of 1000 watts and late night power of 258 watts as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission in Washington D.C.

WKXV Radio began broadcasting February 14, 1953. WKXV broadcasts 50% Religious/Talk Programming and devotes the other 50% to Southern, Traditional, and Christian Country Gospel Music. WKXV broadcasts many nationally syndicated Religious programs as well as many locally produced programs produced by area churches, pastors and evangelists.

WKXVʼs trained engineers constantly maintain the station’s state of the art equipment to the manufacturer's specifications in the station’s modern office building and studios. This constant care given the equipment has earned WKXV praise from consulting engineers, sponsors, and listeners. More than fifteen counties in East Tennessee can be reached daily with WKXV's strong signal. The population in the Primary coverage areas exceeds 800,000 persons with a median family income exceeding that of the national average.

WKXV anticipates continued success with its Religious format. Christian Radio has grown rapidly in the last decade and is predicted by experts to see continued growth in the years to come. The vast audience for Christian Programming and Religious Music is growing and they exhibit loyalty to advertisers that support their chosen format.

WKXV's target demographics are the 18+ male/female group, as well as the general population of the area. Christian Radio is one of the fastest growing formats among young adults, but has dedicated listeners in every age group.

WKXV is proud to be part of the heritage of the Knoxville radio market. The years to come are surely to be filled with continued success for a proven winner in religious Radio in east Tennessee.

Your WKXV Staff are:

Ted Lowe, Jr. (Station Manager / Owner)

Eva Ruffin (Office Manager)

Frank Folsom (Engineer)

Brandon Lewis (Sales Manager)

Shane Pratt (Music Director / Radio Announcer)

Kate Kelly (Program Director / Radio Announcer)

Tommy Mitchell (Radio Announcer)

Debbie Dupree (Radio Announcer)

External links

• WKXV Website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WKXV
• Radio-Locator Information on WKXV
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WKXV