Weekdays
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Following
Trading Post
“YOU
OUGHT TO KNOW”
So how does a program get a name like
‘You Ought to Know?’
The story goes, that in 1950, in the
early days of WLIL’s existence, the staff was tossing around ideas on
what the public would like to hear.
A staff member suggested, “You
ought to know who has died in the community.”
The name stuck, and the show was born.
Today, ‘You Ought To Know’ is heard immediately following the Trading
Post.
between 9:45 and 10:00 AM Monday thru
Friday, and features a live obituary report from each of the Loudon County
funeral homes, and announcements of a wide variety of community events.
This is still a valuable service today,
because if someone in the community dies, the announcement is on the radio the
same day, versus waiting for the announcement to appear printed in the
email information on all
community events
at least two weeks in
advance to:
If you missed You Ought To Know on the radio,
here are the
phone numbers and web links
to contact the Loudon county
funeral homes directly…
Click Funeral Home – (865) 986-8013
Hawkins Chapel – (865) 986-3571
McGill-Karnes
Funeral Home – (865)
458-2262
Loudon
Funeral Home - (865) 458-6441
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contact an WLIL Advertising Executive
at (865) 986-7536
or email advertising@wlilcountry.com.
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