WTTU (88.5 FM), also referred to as The Nest, is a

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Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's Cookeville micropolitan area, mic ...

, United States. The station, owned by

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, broadcasts with 2,000 watts of power. This

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station mainly airs

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, but any shows hosted on WTTU are free to play their own genre of music, so as long as it follows FCC guidelines. All music, news, or sports shows hosted on WTTU are student-produced, which is why the branding of the station includes "Tech Radio". "The Nest" is another nickname for the station, in reference to the golden eagle mascot associated with the athletics program, which has resulted in other bird-adjacent slogans, such as "Rockin' the Nest".

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Radio-Locator: WTTU-FM
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