▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Kno x ville ▁Journal ▁that ▁broadcast ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ; ▁the ▁Journal , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁uncertainty ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁television , ▁sh utter ed ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁sold ▁its ▁equipment ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁its ▁records ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁For ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁university ▁had ▁the ▁equipment ▁it ▁needed ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁its ▁own ▁radio ▁station . ▁ ▁W U OT ▁signed ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁first ▁regular ▁programming ▁schedule ▁included ▁broadcast s ▁for ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁and ▁it ▁bo asted ▁two ▁full - time ▁staff . ▁W U OT ▁broadcast ▁inform ational ▁programs , ▁classical ▁music , ▁and ▁reports ▁of ▁student ▁activities , ▁and ▁was ▁entirely ▁operated ▁by ▁students . ▁The ▁radio ▁station ' s ▁facilities ▁also ▁provided ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁university ' s ▁offering ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁radio ▁programs , ▁which ▁were ▁heard ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁commercial ▁radio ▁stations ▁in ▁Tennessee . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁circul ation ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁produ ctions ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 6 5 ▁stations . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁broadcast ing ▁with ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁w att s , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁approved ▁to ▁increase