) ▁is ▁the ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ▁member ▁station ▁in ▁Kno x ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁O wn ed ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee , ▁it ▁air s ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁news , ▁classical ▁music ▁and ▁jazz , ▁along ▁with ▁programming ▁from ▁N PR , ▁American ▁Public ▁Media ▁and ▁Public ▁Radio ▁International . ▁It ▁primarily ▁features ▁classical ▁music ▁programming , ▁but ▁car ries ▁N PR ▁news ▁programs ▁daily , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁jazz ▁music ▁for ▁nin ety ▁minutes ▁every ▁week night ▁and ▁all ▁evening ▁on ▁Frid ays ▁and ▁folk ▁music ▁Saturday ▁even ings . ▁Its ▁stud ios ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Communic ations ▁Building ▁on ▁the ▁U T ▁campus . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁for ▁a ▁construction ▁permit ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁non com mer cial ▁FM ▁radio ▁station ▁in ▁Kno x ville . ▁The ▁idea ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁university ▁a ▁radio ▁station ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁campaign ▁pl ank ▁of ▁future ▁U . S . ▁sen ator ▁Howard ▁Baker ' s ▁campaign ▁platform ▁for ▁student ▁body ▁president ▁at ▁U T K . ▁The ▁F CC ▁approved ▁the ▁application ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁university ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁building ▁stud ios ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁Ay res ▁Hall ▁and ▁had ▁bought ▁equipment ▁from ▁def unct ▁radio ▁station ▁W K P B . ▁W K P B ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁commercial ▁station ▁on ▁ 9 3 . 3 ▁FM