Whether you like new country or classic rock, Chattanooga, Tennessee is home to some great radio stations. Among the best are ESPN Chattanooga, Sunny 92.3, and New Country 107.9.

A good radio station is a driver’s best friend. With traffic tips to keep you out of a jam and hot tunes to make your commute more bearable, your favorite radio station always seems to have your back.

And Chattanooga’s got a lot of really good radio stations. There’s something for everybody no matter where you fall on the Talk–Rock spectrum. Lucky for you, we've compiled a list of the very best radio stations in Chattanooga.

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The best news and talk radio stations in Chattanooga

Talk radio can be your lifeline to the world around you. With traffic updates, news, weather forecasts, and community listings, one car ride’s worth of information can help you plan your entire week.

Here are the top talk stations in Chattanooga.

WGOW 1150: News Radio

Call sign: WGOW

Frequency: 1150 AM

WGOW

is wall-to-wall news and opinion on weekdays. Beginning the morning with local news, the station shifts to nationally syndicated conservative talk shows during the daytime. The station’s weekend schedule features programs on money matters, health, entertainment, and technology.

ESPN Chattanooga: Sports radio

Call sign: WALV

Frequency: 95.3 FM

For the sports fanatic in the car, there’s

ESPN Chattanooga

. All day long, experts and analysts unpack all the most recent news and vicious rumors from around the world of sports. If you’re a fan of the Titans, the Predators, the Commodores, Grizzlies, or the Volunteers, look no further than ESPN Chattanooga.

WJOC: The talk of Chattanooga

Call sign: WJOC

Frequency: 1490 AM

Since 1993,

WJOC

has been broadcasting a talk radio/religious format featuring community focussed discussions and even family-friendly comedy. In 1999, WJOC was the very first radio station in Chattanooga to stream its broadcast worldwide over the internet.

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The best music radio stations in Chattanooga

Is there anything better than cranking up the tunes as the wind blows through your hair on a sunny Saturday afternoon car ride? Music has the mysterious ability to make bad things good, and good things even better. No matter what your taste is, Chattanooga’s got a station for it.

Here are your top choices for music radio in Chattanooga.

Sunny 92.3: Chattanooga’s listening at work station

Call sign: WDEF

Frequency: 92.3 FM

If you’re a fan of adult contemporary music from the likes of Adele, Elton John, Prince, and The Weeknd, you can’t go wrong with

Sunny 92.3

. You can wake up with James and Kim in the Morning and listen all day at work.

WDEF is also the Chattanooga host of the John Tesh Radio Show, and Christmas lovers can look forward to November and December when the station switches to an all-Christmas music format.

KZ 106: Classic Rock

Call sign: WSKZ

Frequency: 106.5 FM

KZ 106

reformatted from top 40 music to classic rock in 2000 and has been rocking ever since. You’ll find all the rock legends right here, including Tom Petty, Alice Cooper, The Beatles, and Def Leopard. Black Crowes founding member Steve Gorman hosts his own show on KZ 106, where he and fellow rockers share stories from their lives in rock and roll.

Hits 96: Chattanooga’s #1 hit music station

Call sign: WDOD

Frequency: 96.5 FM

has come a long way from its original incarnation in the 1960s as a country music station. Back then, Chattanooga could tune in to 96.5 to listen to NASCAR races. Now, it’s where the Tennessee Valley can hear Megan Thee Stallion, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, and all of today’s biggest hits.

ALT 98-7: Where music matters

Call sign: WXCT

Frequency: 98.7 FM

ALT 98-7

plays a wide mix of music featuring rock, new wave, grunge, and alternative hits from the 80s right up to today. Unlike most music stations, ALT 98-7 doesn’t organize its programming into show blocks and instead emphasizes music with minimal interruptions from talking heads. You’ll hear from artists such as Nirvana, The Dave Matthews Band, Paramore, and Bob Dylan.

New Country 107.9: New Country

Call sign: WOGT

Frequency: 107.9 FM

Kincaid and Dallas add a little humor to your morning commute as

New Country 107.9

spins—you guessed it—new country music. Throughout their broadcast day, you’ll hear the freshest offerings from today’s top country stars like Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, and Florida Georgia Line.

WUTC: Chattanooga’s NPR station

Call sign: WUTC

Frequency: 88.1 FM

An eclectic mix of talk and music,

WUTC

has something for just about everybody. Chattanooga’s home of the nationally syndicated Morning Edition, NPR’s multi-faceted news and views program. Throughout the day, listeners can indulge in a variety of music from Celtic and jazz to hip-hop, soul, and punk rock.

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FAQs

What is Chattanooga’s oldest radio station?

Chattanooga’s oldest radio station was

WDOD

1310 AM, which went on the air in 1925 and went off the air on July 13, 2011.

Is there a classical radio station in Chattanooga?

Classical 90.5 WSMC

is where you’ll find classical music programming. Classical 90.5 is a listener-supported public radio station that operates out of Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN.

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