WCLE-FM (104.1 FM, "Mix 104.1") is a

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broadcasting an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

music format. Licensed to

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, the station is currently owned by Hartline, LLC and features programming from

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Vol Network The Vol Network is the radio and television network of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's and women's sports teams known as the Vols and Lady Vols. The network was established in 1949, and since 2019, it has been operated by Learfield ...

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, and

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. Although the station is licensed to Calhoun, the transmitter is located on

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in the northern part of neighboring Bradley County, and the studios are located in

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. Its

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is WCLE-AM, with which it shares a studio. WCLE-FM was originally established in 1961, signing on on August 1 of that year. The original station was the predecessor to modern

WUSY WUSY (100.7 FM "U.S. 101") is a commercial radio station. It is licensed to Cleveland, Tennessee and serves the Chattanooga metropolitan area. The station's radio format is country music. WUSY's studios and offices are on Old Lee Highway in ...

. At first, the station was powered at 5,100 watts and only served the Cleveland area. WCLE-FM was also a

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and

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the AM's programming by day and continued broadcasting at night. The station switched to WUSY in 1981. WCLE-FM returned in September 1993, and describes itself as playing a mix of music from the

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, and

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to the present.

HD Radio

On June 3, 2024, WCLE-FM's HD2 subchannel changed their format from conservative talk (as "101.3 The Buzz") to sports, branded as "ESPN Cleveland 101.3" (simulcast on translator W267BI 101.3 FM Cleveland TN).ESPN Radio Comes to Cleveland TN
Radioinsight - June 4, 2024

Notable contributors

* Tom Rowland, former broadcaster, manager, and station owner who became mayor of

References

External links

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