WVLZ (AM)

WVLZ
Broadcast areaKnoxville metropolitan area
Frequency850 kHz
Branding93.7 WVLZ
Programming
FormatActive rock
Ownership
OwnerLoud Media LLC
WATO, WKVL, WKCE, WGAP, WTLT
History
First air date
March 23, 1953 (1953-03-23) (as WIVK Knoxville)
Former call signs
  • WIVK (1953–1984)
  • WHIG (1984)
  • WIVK (1984–1988)
  • WUTK (1988–1997)
  • WIOL (1997–1998)
  • WJBZ (1998–1999)
  • WKVL (1999–2023)
  • WSMM (2023–2024)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66618
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
35°45′40″N 83°58′56″W / 35.76111°N 83.98222°W / 35.76111; -83.98222
Translator(s)93.7 W229DO (Maryville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.937wvlz.com

WVLZ (850 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Maryville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. It is owned by Loud Media.

By day, WVLZ is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. Because 850 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, WVLZ is a daytimer station, and must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to avoid interference with the skywave signal of the Class A station on 850 AM, KOA in Denver. WVLZ programming is also heard around the clock on FM translator W229DO at 93.7 MHz in Maryville.