WOKI (98.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Oliver Springs, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and it broadcasts a talk radio format. The studios and offices are on Old Kingston Pike in the Sequoyah Hills section of West Knoxville. WOKI has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 8,000 watts. The transmitter is on Granville Lane in Heiskell, Tennessee, using a tower about twenty miles northwest of Knoxville. Programming Weekdays on WOKI begin with The Phil Show hosted by Phil Williams. Late mornings feature Bob Yarbrough with Hallerin Hilton Hill heard in afternoon drive time. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of nationally syndicated conservative talk shows, mostly from co-owned Westwood One: Dan Bongino, Mark Levin and Red Eye Radio. From Premiere Networks, Sean Hannity airs in the early evening. Weekend programming includes shows on specialty topics including money, health, real estate, gardening, home maintenance, car repair and technology. Syndicated weekend personalities include Kim Komando and Ron Annanian. The station is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans NFL radio network. Some hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio. History The 100.3 frequency WOKI-FM, previously on the 100,000-watt 100.3 FM frequency in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, began in 1974 with a progressive rock format using automated announcements. By the late 1970s it had switched to successful Top-40 format mixed with some southern and hard rock, and live disc jockeys. WOKI-FM was started and owned by local Knoxville radio broadcaster Johnny Pirkle. During the late 1970s WOKI-FM also carried University of Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football games and for two years sponsored the "Ramblin' Raft Race" on the Clinch River. The station has several popular air personalities including Mike Beverly, "The Brothers", Shotgun Stevens, and Brother John St. John who held court each evening with the "Boogie Check" call-in program. WOKI was named from its city of license, Oak Ridge. Meanwhile, WORI was a daytimer, broadcasting at 1550 kHz on the AM dial with an adult contemporary format. WORI eventually ceased broadcasting altogether, while WOKI-FM after its switch to the Top 40 format was in competition with WIMZ (103.5 FM) for the Knoxville market's top rock station. After the early 1980s, WOKI dropped the hard and southern rock and sports, and became strictly a mainstream Top 40 station thru 1993, broadcasting as "FM 100", "Hits 100", and "I-100". Country