1982 was the year Knoxville hosted the World's Fair. 1982 was the year CNN2 (now HLN) made its debut. The price of a Sony 19-inch color TV in 1982 was $499. And in 1982, a new AM radio station signed on the air serving the people of Loudon County. The Tellico Broadcasting Company, Inc. signed on WLNT one morning in 1982 and from there, it made a commitment to providing the people of Loudon County with the best in local news and modern country music. The first business to sponsor and advertise on WLNT in Loudon was Greer's which had just celebrated their 93rd year of operation in 1982.
In 1985, Loudon Broadcasters bought WLNT and changed the calls WLOD.
Here is an aircheck of WLNT's first broadcast as recorded back in 1982.
WLNT Loudon (1982)
(Aircheck courtesy of Carl D Hogg on SoundCloud)
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