and adult alternative In 1993, the station became known as "The Hitkicker," broadcasting a country music format until 1997 when it briefly became “Outlaw Country 100.3.” That was followed by a classic hits format, known as “Eagle 100”. In 1998 WOKI-FM changed to an Adult Album Alternative (AAA) format as "100.3 The River", which was later "98.7 The River" when the WOKI call letters moved to 98.7. The 100.3 frequency then switched to a talk radio format when WNOX moved to WOKI's frequency on July 19, 2010. On July 7, 2010, Oak Ridge FM announced plans for WNOX to stay with its talk format but with different hosts. WOKI's tower, while on 100.3, was located on Cross Mountain. That tower had an elevation of 3,534 feet, located north of Briceville, Tennessee. Accordingly, its signal could be received throughout East Tennessee as well as parts of Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia and Georgia. The 98.7 frequency The station at 98.7 MHz first signed on the air on . Its call sign was WXVO, airing a country music format. It was owned by Charles E. Phillips. It later switched to active rock as "98.7 The X". From 1999 to 2002 the station was WSMJ, with a smooth jazz format. As WYIL "Wild 98.7", the station was Rhythmic Contemporary. At that point, it moved from 100.3 to 98.7. Starting in 2007 the station was known as "98.7 Earl-FM" with an oldies format using The True Oldies Channel. Switching 98.7 and 100.3 On June 14, 2010, it was announced that on July 9, sister station WNOX would move its talk radio format to WOKI's 100.3 frequency while WOKI's music format would switch to 98.7 FM. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. The 100.3 frequency has since switched to Country station WCYQ, owned by SummitMedia. After filing for bankruptcy, Citadel Broadcasting ended its lease agreement with Oak Ridge FM, Inc. for the 100.3 WNOX frequency two years early. On July 19, 2010 WNOX moved its former programming to 98.7 WOKI, with 100.3 FM airing nothing but reminders that former WNOX listeners should turn to 98.7. The switch came 14 days earlier than they had originally announced. The True Oldies Channel programming has since moved to WMTY AM 670 and WMTY-FM 98.7 MHz. References External links News and talk radio stations in the United States OKI Cumulus Media radio stations