WLAR (1450 AM, "Athens Greatest Hits") is a

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broadcasting the Classic Hits format from Westwood One. Licensed to

Athens, Tennessee Athens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville a ...

, United States, the station is owned by Randall W. Sliger, and features programming from

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and

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. Beginning February 2012, WLAR began simulcasting on FM translator W235AZ 94.9 MHz, also licensed to Athens, Tennessee, through an agreement with owner The Lynn Family Trust (now W236DC). WLAR first began broadcasting in 1946.

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