WSEV (AM)

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WSEV
City of license	Sevierville, Tennessee
Frequency	930 kHz
Format	Sports talk
Power	5,000 watts day 148 watts night
Callsign meaning	SEVier County
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Owner	East Tennessee Radio Group
Sister stations	WPFT, WSEV-FM

WSEV (930 AM) operates as Sevierville, Tennessee's first and only local AM radio station. While other stations are licensed to Sevierville, their studios are based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

History

WSEV is the heritage station in Sevierville. It has aired the talents of future country singers, including Dolly Parton. In 1990 Dolly Parton purchased WSEV and moved the AM studios onto the campus of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. During the Dollywood years, WSEV and its FM sister 105.5 WDLY (now WSEV-FM) simulcast a country music format. Some years later, the station was sold to East Tennessee Radio Group. Prior to adopting the current sports-talk format, WSEV simulcasted WSEV-FM's "Mix 105.5" adult contemporary format.

Recent history (circa 2010)

WSEV is a "barker" station: It broadcasts continuous advertisements for the Pigeon Forge area attractions, interspersed with "Tennessee Trivia" questions and comedy routines by "Milton Crabapple," Sheriff of Crabapple County. Billboards on approaching highways tout the station to incoming travelers.

Milton Crabapple explains life in Crabapple County — telling the exploits of himself and the other citizens. All of whom seem to have "Crabapple" as either their surame or part of their name (such as a "cousin" in show business, P.T. Crabapple).

In 2012, the station changed its imaging from Pigeon Forge Radio to Smoky Mountain Radio.

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Full-time affiliates	McMinnville WAKI Chattanooga WDEF Fayetteville WEKR Parkers Crossroads WBFG Sevierville WSEV Crossville WCSV Knoxville WVLZ Memphis WMFS/WMFS-FM Nashville WPRT Clarksville WKFN Gray WXSM

Part-time affiliates	Johnson City WJCW Kingsport WKIN Erwin WEMB Greenville WSMG Franklin/Nashville WNSR Clarksville WJAZ

See also List of ESPN Radio affiliates See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Tennessee See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio

Coordinates: 35°52′42″N 83°33′18″W / 35.87833°N 83.55500°W / 35.87833; -83.55500

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