For most of the 1980s and 1990s, WIVK-AM-FM were owned by Dick Broadcasting, with James A. Dick as the chairman. [3] The stations were acquired by Citadel Broadcasting in the early 2000s. In 2011, Citadel was merged into Cumulus Media.

Feb 7, 2011 · Radio pioneer James A. Dick died Sunday, according to WIVK's website, a radio station he founded in the mid-50s. The founder of Dick Broadcasting died Sunday afternoon following a lengthy...

Feb 8, 2011 · Jim Dick, founder of WIVK and Dick Broadcasting Company, died Feb. 6, 2011, at age 91. James A. Dick was a radio man from the old school. In 1953, he took his $3,000 savings to start the...

Feb 7, 2011 · James A. Dick owned WIVK-AM (and later FM) Knoxville, TN from 1953 until he sold the 11-station group Dick Broadcasting in 2000. WIVK reports that he died Sunday after a long illness.

James A. Dick, founder and former owner of WIVK and many other radio stations passed away on Sunday February 6. From a small beginning at 860 AM located on Gay Street in Knoxville on March 20, 1953, Jim Dick built WIVK into a country music powerhouse.

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Taylor Swift recorded parts of her 2006 self-titled debut album at Dark Horse Estate in Franklin, Tennessee, located 25 minutes from downtown Nashville. The estate owner, Robin Crow, recalls that when Swift was recording there, he had no idea she was destined for superstardom. “At the time, I think I met her once or twice in the couple of weeks that she was recording here, and I …

Dec 30, 2013 · Former WIVK Owner/GM Jim Dick is included in the 2014 Legacy category for this year’s inductees into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame. The induction banquet and ceremony for the 2014 Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame will be held May 3, 2014 at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Individual tickets are $65, or tables of 10 can be purchased ...

Bob Thomas has spent a lot of his life at WIVK. This is his second stint at the Frog Station. Bob previously spent 20 years at WIVK in sales while also hosting the highest-rated midday radio show in America for over 16 years.

Apr 9, 2014 · I first got to meet Bobby Denton face to face in 1975. I wanted to work at WIVK- the greatest radio station on Earth. They were owned by Jim Dick a very powerful man. They had the greatest morning radio personality ever in Claude Tomlinson. Bobby was doing afternoons and was the program director.