WETS-FM (89.5 FM) is the National Public Radio member station for the Tri-Cities region of northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

It carries national programs from NPR and other public radio networks, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, 1A and Here and Now.

The airing of the liberal news show, Democracy Now!, has proven to be controversial, since the Tri-Cities is largely a politically and culturally conservative region.

However, the show has attracted a base of local supporters, who have formed a "Democracy Now Tri-Cities" group dedicated to keeping the program on the air.

[7] On weekends, the station carries entertainment programming, including Americana music, featuring local bands from southern Appalachia.

It also carries music shows from public radio networks including The Thistle and Shamrock, American Routes, Mountain Stage and Hearts of Space.

But as with other public radio stations affiliated with NPR, it has gradually reduced music and increased news and informational programming.