WREC

WREC
Memphis, Tennessee;
Broadcast area	Memphis metropolitan area
Frequency	600 kHz
Branding	Newstalk 92.1 FM and 600 AM
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Compass Media Networks; Westwood One; Memphis Tigers Radio Network;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	KJMS, KWNW, WDIA, WEGR, WHAL-FM, WHRK
History
First air date	1922
Former call signs	WOAN (1922-1930); KFNG (1924–1925); WREC (1925-1930); WREC-WOAN (1930-1933);
Call sign meaning	"Wooten Radio and Electric Company"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58396
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	35°11′41″N 90°0′36″W
Translator(s)	92.1 W221CR (Memphis)
Repeater(s)	102.7 WEGR-HD2 (Arlington)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	600wrec.iheart.com

WREC (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. It broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Memphis. WREC is West Tennessee's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.

WREC is powered at 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is on North Watkins Street, near Interstate 40 in Memphis. Programming is simulcast on 250-watt FM translator W221CR at 92.1 MHz. The station is also heard on an HD radio digital subchannel of co-owned 102.7 WEGR.

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