▁power ▁to ▁ 7 0 , 5 0 0 ▁w att s ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁station ▁res uming ▁operations ▁from ▁its ▁new ▁facilities ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 . ▁This ▁was ▁made ▁possible ▁when ▁station ▁W RO L ▁gave ▁the ▁university ▁a ▁higher - power ▁anten na ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 0   k W ▁transmit ter ▁worth ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ; ▁W U OT ' s ▁transmit ter ▁facility ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁a ▁par cel ▁of ▁university - owned ▁land ▁near ▁the ▁John ▁Tar leton ▁Institute . ▁W RO L ▁had ▁operated ▁an ▁FM ▁station ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁A ▁large ▁c rane ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁tower ▁a ▁further ▁. ▁The ▁increase ▁brought ▁W U OT ▁to ▁listen ers ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁Ch att ano oga , ▁and ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁As he ville , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁Blue ▁R idge , ▁Georgia . ▁The ▁W U OT ▁transmit ter ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁Sh arp ' s ▁R idge ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁station ▁boost ed ▁its ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁maximum ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁and ▁began ▁s tere o ▁broadcast s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁station ▁added ▁additional ▁hours ▁of ▁jazz ▁music ▁to ▁its ▁schedule ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁requests ▁from ▁in m ates ▁at ▁the ▁Br ush y