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The first Tennessee Volunteers football game radio broadcast was produced by the Vol Radio Network in 1949. [2] The name of the radio network was given by the legendary Robert R. Neyland, with Lindsey Nelson serving as the first-ever play-by-play announcer. Men's basketball games were added to the Vol Network's portfolio in the early 1950s.
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The name "Volunteers" also reflects the Tennessee volunteers who came to the assistance of the Texans during Texas's 1836 War for Independence from Mexico. The name became even more prominent in the Mexican-American War of 1846 when Governor Aaron V. Brown issued a call for 2,800 men to battle Santa Ana and some 30,000 Tennesseans volunteered.
His broadcasting career blossomed when he became the Vols' radio play-by-play voice, first, for basketball in 1965 and three years later for football (1968). [2] The first Tennessee football game for John was scheduled on September 14, 1968, with Tennessee against Georgia in Knoxville where the game ended in a tie 17-17.
WNML-FM (99.1 MHz; "99.1 The Sports Animal") is a commercial radio station licensed to Friendsville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area.It simulcasts a sports radio format with sister station WNML 990 AM and is owned by Cumulus Media.
WNML is the oldest radio station in Knoxville and one of the oldest in Tennessee. The first formal regulations establishing radio broadcasting in the United States were adopted by the Department of Commerce effective December 1, 1921. [4]
In addition to is usual country music playlist, WLCT also broadcasts Tennessee Volunteers football game broadcasts by the IMG College-operated Vol Network. [4] WLCT also broadcasts Macon County High School football and basketball. Hourly news updates at the top of each hour are provided by Fox News Radio. [5]
One of the first games he called was the University of Tennessee's 1987 Orange-and-White Game (an annual scrimmage played at the end of spring practice), in which he worked alongside long-time Vol Network play-by-play commentator John Ward. [1] Davis' initial career path took him into a variety of jobs related to sports.