WUTK FM, the student-operated radio station of the College of Communications, went on air at 12:00 p.m., January 4, 1982, at 90.3 on the FM dial, with a 128-watt transmitter. There had been agitation for a radio station operated by and catering to students because WUOT had defined its mission as being to provide a … Continued
A student broadcasting system, WVOL, was initiated in fall 1956 at 570 AM. It was combined with WUOT into a single station in September 1959, with the combined AM-FM setup called the WUOT Student Service.
Bowden Wyatt (class of 1939), a native of Kingston, Tennessee, was an All-America and all-SEC selection (end) in 1938. He was captain and leader of the 1938 football team that went 11-0 with the Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma. He served as an assistant at Mississippi State before entering the armed forces. After World War … Continued
“Breezy” Wynn, one of Knoxville’s most successful industrialists/businessmen, was a star fullback at UT, lettering in 1931, 1932, and 1933. He also played basketball in 1932-33. Wynn broke his leg in the first game of the 1933 season—an injury that, according to Coach Neyland, cost the team three defeats. In 1936 Wynn established the Southern … Continued
Sammye Wynn earned the RN from Meharry Medical School in 1947. Moving to Knoxville with her husband in 1956, she was unable to find a suitable position in the still largely segregated local nursing profession. She retrained herself by earning a bachelor’s degree in elementary education at Tennessee State University, and, subsequently, a master’s degree … Continued
The Student Government Association broke ground in mid-January 2008 on the planting of 90 Wynstar Willow Oak trees in the middle of Volunteer Boulevard, running from the West Cumberland Avenue entrance to Hodges Library. The species of oak was specifically selected for the project because of the orange color of its leaves in the autumn. … Continued
Wyrd was formed in 1994 as a forum for people with common interests such as literature or gaming, sorcery or swords, spaceships and anime. It is a haven for lovers of oft-forgotten sci-fi and fantasy genres—a social club that watches movies and has outings to Laser Quest. On movie nights, the group watches two movies … Continued
In 1978 residents of Hess Hall operated an AM radio station (79.5 on the dial) as a residence hall radio station. The station broadcast through the AC current in the hall and acquired its equipment from the defunct Reese Hall dorm radio station.
Several years prior to the turn of the century, UT began its conversion of systems to be compliant with the requirement that date fields not be two digits (assuming that the first two numbers would be 19). In early spring 1997, Tennessee higher education systems received one-time grants from the State to update their computer … Continued
The Yale Avenue Urban Renewal Project was formally signed on May 23, 1963. The project resulted from an agreement between UT and the Knoxville Housing Authority (KHA). UT Law alumnus Frank B. Creekmore served as chairman. Under the agreement, the KHA acquired all land not then owned by UT lying between Fifteenth and Twenty-third Streets … Continued