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Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County.

The city had an estimated population of 185,291 in 2015 and a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census, making it the state's third largest city after Memphis and Nashville.

Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, in 2013, had an estimated population of 852,715.

The KMSA is, in turn, the central component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2013, had a population of 1,096,961.

WVLT-TV (VHF channel 8) is the CBS television network affiliate station serving Knoxville, Tennessee, the 58th DMA in America according to Nielsen Media Research.

The station is owned and operated by Gray Television as part of a duopoly with CW affiliate WBXX-TV, with studios located on Papermill Drive (near I-40/I-75) on the city's westside and its transmitter is on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville.

East Tennessee comprises approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee, one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law.

East Tennessee consists of 33 counties, 30 located within the Eastern Time Zone and three counties in the Central Time Zone, namely Bledsoe, Cumberland, and Marion.

East Tennessee is entirely located within the Appalachian Mountains, although the landforms range from densely forested mountains to broad river valleys.

The region contains the major cities of Knoxville, Chattanooga and Johnson City, Tennessee's third, fourth and ninth largest cities, respectively.

Breaking news, interchangeably termed latebreaking news and also known as a special report or special coverage or news bulletin, is a current issue that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming and/or current news in order to report its details.

Its use is also assigned to the most significant story of the moment or a story that is being covered live.

It could be a story that is simply of wide interest to viewers and has little impact otherwise.

Many times, breaking news is used after the news organization has already reported on the story.

When a story has not been reported on previously, the graphic and phrase "Just In" is sometimes used instead.

Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events.

A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both s and callers.

Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play of local sports teams as part of their regular programming.

Hosted by Bill Mazer, the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM).