WREC
| Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 600 kHz |
| Branding | Newstalk 92.1 FM and 600 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KJMS, KWNW, WDIA, WEGR, WHAL-FM, WHRK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1922 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Wooten Radio and Electric Company" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58396 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°11′41″N 90°0′36″W / 35.19472°N 90.01000°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 W221CR (Memphis) |
| Repeater(s) | 102.7 WEGR-HD2 (Arlington) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 600wrec |
WREC (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. It broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Memphis. WREC is West Tennessee's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.
WREC transmits with a power of 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is on North Watkins Street, near Interstate 40 in Memphis. Programming is simulcast on 250-watt FM translator W221CR on 92.1 MHz. The station is also heard on an HD radio digital subchannel of co-owned 102.7 WEGR.