[3] It broadcast at 1 kW during daylight hours and 125 watts at night from a temporary site while lookingfor a new permanent home.
[7] Broadcasts of Oak Ridge High School football games were a staple of its programming from 1948 through 2007.
In October 2008 Horne announced that it would sell WATO's transmission site and would surrender the station's broadcasting license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
[12] Ann and Larry Walden of Lenoir City, Tennessee, purchased WATO and brought it back on the air August 26, 2009; the new format included a talk show, Oak Ridge High School sports, music, and more.
[13][14][15][16] In the first week of April 2010, WATO again ceased broadcasting, this time due to the owners of the land and its transmitting equipment selling off the property to a hotel developer.