History of Station Click on any year on the timeline to learn more. 1959 - FCC Granted First Broadcast License to Southern On December 21, 1959, the FCC granted the first broadcast license to Southern Missionary College Board of Trustees. The station call letters were WSMC-FM, and the station was authorized to operate at 10 watts on the frequency of 88.1 mHz. Back to Top 1961 - Programming Went Live In November of 1961, WSMC aired program tests. Tests showed that a radio signal could be received as far as Signal Mountain. Programming went live in 1961. Back to Top ...