▁Mountain ▁State ▁Pen it enti ary . ▁ ▁Disc uss ions ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁dedicated ▁communic ations ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁moved ▁into ▁its ▁new ▁Circle ▁Park ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ; ▁the ▁facility ▁offered ▁W U OT ▁more ▁room , ▁and ▁newer ▁equipment , ▁than ▁it ▁had ▁in ▁Ay res ▁Hall . ▁W U OT ▁was ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ▁and ▁carried ▁the ▁first ▁broadcast ▁of ▁All ▁Things ▁Consider ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ; ▁the ▁new ▁network ▁program ▁replaced ▁its ▁light ▁classical ▁" d inner ▁hour " ▁music , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁i re ▁of ▁some ▁listen ers . ▁The ▁station ▁also ▁began ▁adding ▁local ▁news ▁and ▁public ▁affairs ▁programming ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁though ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁this ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁came ▁in ▁fits ▁and ▁starts ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁significantly ▁expanded ▁its ▁news ▁operation . ▁ ▁W U OT ▁remained ▁a ▁fine ▁arts - orient ed ▁station , ▁though ▁students ▁desired ▁a ▁station ▁for ▁rock ▁music ▁that ▁c ater ed ▁more ▁to ▁their ▁t ast es ; ▁they ▁would ▁get ▁one ▁when ▁W UT K - FM ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁In ▁one ▁case , ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁classical ▁music ▁out let ▁in ▁Kno x ville ▁was ▁re ass uring .