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"Prod. by Don Gibson of W.E.T.B."

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Sammy Reed

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Today, I went to the Goodwill to pick up some 45RPM oddities, and came across this one.
This is a record from 1972 by someone named Pete Pitts. The song on side one is called "Long Haired Lady" and side 2 is "Soliloquy". It's on a yellow and pink label with the name Forume. The words on the bottom of the label were intriguing:

Prod. by Don Gibson
of W.E.T.B.​

I guess this is "Daddy-o Don Gibson", recently of WKOS fame, right?
Anyway, this thing joins my copy of "WQUT's Best of '81, Vol. 1" in my strange-and-bizarre record collection.
 
Sammy,

What format was WETB running then? Curious. Any information about their older history? I have a friend who works there presently. It is now a gospel station. He is a member on this board.
 
If you're asking me, I don't know. I think I remember them being a rock station in the early-80's, and it was "East Tennessee's Beautiful 79" (I could write another thread about that) from I think 1987-89, when it became gospel.

If it's any help, I guess the music on this record could arguably be called "pop".

Interesting question, though. Does anyone out there know about this station at this time?
 
WETB ...WET Bee was Top 40 for 50, 60 and part of 70's. Dad O Don Gibson was afternoon drive. It was owned by the Johnson City Press Chronicle.
 
Sammy and all,

Thanks for giving me some history of WETB-FM. Their present transmitter is a 5KW Collins Power Rock as main. Their standby is a Harris which is low power emergency standby. Sammy, your collection of older broadcast production recordings is very neat. Your website is very enjoyable.
 
I remember listening to them in the mid 80's while I worked in Newport and they were going by East Tenn. best. It sounded AC at that time.
 
knoxbob said:
I remember listening to them in the mid 80's while I worked in Newport and they were going by East Tenn. best. It sounded AC at that time.
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I remember hearing them when I was in school in Knoxville during the early '80's, if the weather conditions were right. They were Top 40 then and they played a lot of Top 40 hits (such as "Turning Japanese"-The Vapors) that none of the Top 40 AM stations in Knoxville (WRJZ, WNOX, WKGN) would play.
 
Kent T said:
Sammy,

What format was WETB running then? Curious. Any information about their older history? I have a friend who works there presently. It is now a gospel station. He is a member on this board.
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Hello Kent,

I posted some info on WQUT in another thread. I, also, had some info on WETB in that thread.

http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=181637.0

I lived in Johnson City from 1967-1968 and again from 1971-1983. I have many fond memories of WETB in the 60's. Daddy-O Don is the only DJ from that time period I can remember. The studio and transmitter were on the south side of town on US 19 and they were 1,000 watts daytime only. I think they had to relocate because of I-181 (now I-26) I think WJCW had to relocate for the same reason. Hope the thread helps!

Have New Year!
Buzz
 
BuzzCam and SammyReed,

Thank you for filling me in on the WETB saga. Your information was very interesting to hear. SammyReed, PM me if you ever need 16" discs transferred. I have the equipment to do it.
 
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