WNSR (560 AM) is a

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station

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. It broadcasts a

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format, airing a mix of local sports talk shows on weekday mornings and middays with programs from the

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at other times. The majority owner is Randolph Victor Bell with the license held by Southern Wabash Communications of Middle Tennessee, Inc. The studios are on Nolansville Pike ( U.S. Route 41A) near Interstate 440 in Nashville. By day, WNSR is powered at 1,000 watts using a

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, it reduces power to 75 watts at night to avoid interference to other stations on

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. Programming is also heard on 103.9 WRFM in

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, about north of Nashville. It is also heard on two

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s in the Nashville area: 95.9 W240CA in Brentwood and 107.9 W300DO in

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History

In 1981, a

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was granted to build a new AM station near Nashville on 560

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. It was given the

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WTBN. The station

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the air on September 4, 1985.''Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1987'' page B-261. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
/REF> At that point, its call letters were WWCR and it was a

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, required to go off the air at night. It was owned by American Media Productions and had a daytime power of 500 watts, airing

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. The station converted to its current format in 1996, with the call letters WYOR, as syndicated

programming became a popular radio format. WNSR-FM Logo

In the past, WNSR was affiliated with

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(formerly Sporting News Radio). In addition, it aired some

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programs. The station also broadcasts local sports, both talk shows and play-by-play, as well as national shows from the

, previously CBS Sports Radio. It also carries live

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baseball games and

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basketball games as well as

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sports.

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* ;FM translators * * * * {{Sports Radio Stations in Tennessee NSR Sports in Nashville, Tennessee Sports radio stations in the United States Infinity Sports Network stations Radio stations established in 1981 1981 establishments in Tennessee

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