▁is ▁W G NS , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁New ▁Year ’ s ▁program ▁from ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁Broadcast ing ▁System . ▁Their ▁first ▁sports ▁program ▁was ▁the ▁broadcast ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl ▁that ▁origin ated ▁from ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁Through out ▁its ▁history , ▁the ▁station ▁never ▁changed ▁its ▁call sign ▁or ▁its ▁frequency . ▁ ▁W G NS ▁has ▁been ▁carrying ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁and ▁basketball ▁games , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁Blue ▁Ra iders ▁sport ing ▁events , ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 9 0 s ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁W G NS ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁baseball ▁broadcast s ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁Radio ▁Network . ▁Bart ▁Walker ▁purchased ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁owned ▁the ▁station ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁W G NS ▁was ▁broadcast ing ▁a ▁rock ▁n ’ ▁roll ▁format ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁but ▁news ▁and ▁sports ▁also ▁occupied ▁the ▁program ▁schedule . ▁M TS U ▁Sports ▁was ▁dropped ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁Vol unte ers ▁football ▁and ▁basketball ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁W G NS ▁switched ▁to ▁a ▁news / t alk ▁format ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁ ▁The ▁station ' s ▁original ▁self - support ing ▁tower , ▁which ▁was ▁