WTLT

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title: "WTLT" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-knoxville,-tennessee", "radio-stations-established-in-1985", "1985-establishments-in-tennessee", "daytime-only-radio-stations-in-tennessee", "classic-hip-hop-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "maryville,-tennessee"] description: "Radio station in Maryville–Knoxville, Tennessee" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTLT" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Maryville–Knoxville, Tennessee ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
city	Maryville, Tennessee
country	US
name	WTLT
area	Knoxville metropolitan area
frequency
branding	Jump 97.1
language	English
format	Classic hip hop
operator	One Major Media LLC
owner	Loud Media
licensee	Mid-Century Radio LLC
affiliations
sister_stations	WGAP, WKCE, WVLZ, WKVL, WATO
airdate
former_callsigns
callsign_meaning	"Tennessee Lit"
licensing_authority	FCC
facility_id	17472
class	D
power
coordinates
translator
webcast
website
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| city = Maryville, Tennessee | country = US | name = WTLT | logo = | logo_size = | area = Knoxville metropolitan area | frequency = | branding = Jump 97.1 | language = English | format = Classic hip hop | operator = One Major Media LLC | owner = Loud Media | licensee = Mid-Century Radio LLC | affiliations = | sister_stations = WGAP, WKCE, WVLZ, WKVL, WATO | airdate = | former_callsigns = | callsign_meaning = "Tennessee Lit" | licensing_authority = FCC | facility_id = 17472 | class = D | power = | coordinates = | translator = | webcast = | website =

WTLT (1120 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Maryville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville radio market. It airs a classic hip hop radio format and is owned by Loud Media and operated by One Major Media LLC under via LMA.

WTLT broadcasts at 1,000 watts by day; because AM 1120 is a clear channel frequency reserved for KMOX in St. Louis, it must sign-off at sunset to avoid interference. Listeners in the Knoxville metropolitan area can hear WTLT around the clock on its FM translator station, W246DH at 97.1 MHz, and was previously heard on W268BP at 101.5 MHz.

History

The station signed on as WCGM in 1989. It aired a Christian radio format and was owned by Dove, Inc.

From 2007 to 2009, the then-WKCE had been a Spanish-language sports radio station as an ESPN Deportes Radio affiliate. Then it was an English-language sports station from 2010 to 2014. It aired a comedy radio format until January 2015, when the format changed to oldies.

WKCE changed briefly to an all-news radio format under the moniker "1120 News Now" on July 4, 2015. WKCE returned to oldies on December 5, 2015.

The station changed its call sign to WVLZ on September 19, 2018. On March 18, 2019, WVLZ changed its format from oldies (after stunting with Christmas music and variety hits) to active rock, branded as "101.5 VLZ" (simulcasting on FM translator W268BP (101.5 FM)). WVLZ also began simulcasting on translator W246DH (97.1 FM) shortly thereafter, and this became the sole translator in February 2020.

On July 1, 2020, the call sign was changed to WJMP and the radio station rebranded as "Jump 97.1", with a classic hip hop format. The WJMP call letters were moved by Loud Media to start a second Jump station in Plattsburgh, New York, on October 1, 2021, with the former WJMP becoming WTLT.

On December 14, 2021, WTLT flipped to urban contemporary and rebranded as "Lit 97.1".

On September 22, 2025, WTLT returned to classic hip hop and the "Jump" moniker.

References

References

1. [https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101683190&formid=314&fac_num=17472 APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE ] FCC, December 16, 2015
2. [https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=WTLT&nav=&x=0&y=0 Radio-Locator.com/WTLT]
3. [https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-Radio-NE-Terr-BC-YB-1990.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-289]
4. [http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/143040 WKCE/Knoxville To Go All-News] All Access Music Group, July 2, 2015
5. [https://radioinsight.com/community/topic/wkce-1120-back-on-air-with-oldies/ WKCE–1120 back on air with oldies] Radio Insight, December 5, 2015
6. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/175471/wvlz-brings-rock-to-knoxville/ WVLZ Brings Rock to Knoxville] Radioinsight - March 19, 2019
7. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/189901/jump-97-1-debuts-in-knoxville/ Jump 97.1 Debuts In Knoxville] Radio Insight, July 1, 2020
8. "Lit 97.1 Lights Up Knoxville".
9. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/308958/jump-returns-to-knoxville/ Jump Returns to Knoxville] Radioinsight - September 22, 2025

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