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269  // Used as the ad unit path for all tags
270  var GPT_SITE_ID = '/6717/cd.WIVK.FM';
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272  var GPT_SITE_GROUPS = ['Cumulus O&O', 'Format - NASH', 'Market - Knoxville - TN'];
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283    if (str !== 'null') {
284      return str.split(',').map(Function.prototype.call, String.prototype.trim);
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303      // If the input is neither a string nor an array, return it as is
304      return input;
305    }
306  }
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308  googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cms-sgroup', sanitize(GPT_SITE_GROUPS));
309  googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cms-sname', sanitize('WIVK-FM'));
310  googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cms-ptitle', sanitize('news top stories'));
311  googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cms-pcat', sanitize(split_tags('null')));
312  googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cms-domain', sanitize(window.location.hostname));
313  googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cms-pathname', sanitize(window.location.pathname));
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316  googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs();
317  googletag.enableServices();
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322  [data-google-query-id], [data-google-query-id] > div {
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328    width: auto !important;
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330    body #companion-ad728x90 > div[id^="div-gpt"] {
331      min-width: 728px;
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352			--body-bgd: #32743a;
353			--sc-content-bgd: #ffffff;
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355			--sc-text: #000000;
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358			--sc-primary: #008b3e;
359			--ad-slot-bgd: transparent;
360			--ad-slot-text: var(--sc-text);
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364			--nav-text: #ffffff;
365			--nav-text-hover: #f99c34;
366			--nav-child-text: #ffffff;
367			--nav-child-text-hover: #f99c34;
368			--player-btn-bgd: #c20f2f;
369			--player-btn-text: #ffffff;
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371			--player-btn-hover-text: #ffffff;
372			--nav-font-size: 1.125rem;
373			--spacing-nav: calc(1.125rem / 2);
374			--nav-height: 75px;
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377			--sidebar-width: 320px;
378			--sidebar-bgd: transparent;
379			--sidebar-text: var(--sc-text);
380			--sidebar-highlight: var(--sc-primary);
381			--sidebar-btn-text: var(--sc-content-bgd);
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383			/* footer */
384			--footer-bgd: #1d1d1d;
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410				margin-left:auto;
411				margin-right:auto;
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417		@media screen and (max-width: 1279px) {
418			a.floating-bgd-img { display: none; }
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420		
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429	<a href='#' id='minimalMenuToggle'>
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431				<span class='sr-text'>Menu</span>
432			</a>
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434		<img src="https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/3555/files/2025/08/wivk-logo-2020-1.png" alt="WIVK-FM" />
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436			<a href='#' class='socastPlayerBtn hover-effect'>
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438			<span class='text icon-left'>LISTEN LIVE</span><svg  class='icon' xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
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446		<ul class="nav nav-lower">
447	<li class="home-icon">
448		<a href='/'><svg class='icon' xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill='currentColor' d="M10,20V14H14V20H19V12H22L12,3L2,12H5V20H10Z" /></svg></a>
449	</li>
450	<li class="hasSubnav">
451		<a href='https://www.wivk.com/shows' target="_self" class="nav-item-parent">Shows<span class='icon icon-right chevron'></span></a>
452					<div class='submenu'>
453				<ul>
454									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/full-station-schedule' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">Full Station Schedule</a></li>
455									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/wivk-podcasts-2' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">WIVK Podcasts</a></li>
456									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/joey-nancy-new-page' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">Joey & Nancy</a></li>
457									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/heather-harrington' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">Heather Harrington</a></li>
458									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/rich-bailey' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">Rich Bailey</a></li>
459									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/shows/mac' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">Mac</a></li>
460									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/country-nights-live-with-bev-rainey' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">Country Nights Live with Bev Rainey!</a></li>
461									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/sunday-sports-soundoff-sundays-8-10am' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">Sunday Sports Soundoff – Sundays 8-10am</a></li>
462									<li><a href='https://www.wivk.com/shows/classic-country-usa' target="_self" class="nav-item-child">Kent Stephens Sunday Night Classics</a></li>
463								</ul>
464			</div>
465			</li>
466	<li class="hasSubnav">
467		<a href='https://www.wivk.com/connect' target="_self" class="nav-item-parent">Connect<span class='icon icon-right chevron'></span></a>
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656		<div class="sc-list-title primary_color sc-list-display-link">Witnesses report concert crush at UT Chainsmokers free concert</div>
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658			<div class="text">Knox County, TENN. (WVLT / WOKI) -- A free, pop-up concert by the electronic music duo The Chainsmokers at the University of Tennessee was abruptly canceled Thursday night after a massive crowd surge caused barriers to collapse, sparking a chaotic stampede. The event, which was scheduled to take place at Fraternity Par...</div>
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674		<div class="sc-list-title primary_color sc-list-display-link">Break-in at Volunteer Hall on University of Tennessee campus</div>
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676			<div class="text">Knox County, TENN. (WOKI) -- In a Clery Act Notice sent to University of Tennessee students, UTPD said an attempted break-in was reported early Friday morning at Volunteer Hall. Police received a report of someone attempting to enter a resident's room and found visible damage to the door and doorframe. The suspect or s...</div>
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692		<div class="sc-list-title primary_color sc-list-display-link">President Trump arrival to cause delays in East Tennessee</div>
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694			<div class="text">KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) -- Travelers flying into East Tennessee or driving near the airport on Saturday morning should prepare for delays ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to Neyland Stadium. Trump is scheduled to attend the sold-out Southeastern Conference opener between the No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers ...</div>
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710		<div class="sc-list-title primary_color sc-list-display-link">Gatlinburg Fire Chief steps down</div>
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712			<div class="text">GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) -- Gatlinburg Fire Department Chief David Gray has stepped down from his position, city officials announced Monday. According to a statement released by the City of Gatlinburg, Gray submitted his resignation on Monday. A specific reason for his departure was not disclosed. In the wake of...</div>
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728		<div class="sc-list-title primary_color sc-list-display-link">Man Charged with Arson After House Fire</div>
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730			<div class="text">FENTRESS COUNTY, TN--- 29-year-old Clifford Thomas Strunk II has been charged with two counts of aggravated arson after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe into a house fire. The fire happened at a home in the 1000 Block of N. Pointe in Jamestown on Monday, Sept. 21. According to TBI, their special agent fire inv...</div>
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869	<div class="posts items-wrapper"><a href="https://www.wivk.com/2026/09/25/witnesses-report-concert-crush-at-ut-chainsmokers-free-concert/"  class="sc-img-overlay-item aspect-ratio-container item sc-divider" data-imgsrc="https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/3617/files/2025/06/ut-campus-2-1-800x450.jpg" style="background-image: url(https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/3617/files/2025/06/ut-campus-2-1-800x450.jpg);">
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884			<div class="sc-list-title sc-img-overlay-title">Break-in at Volunteer Hall on University of Tennessee campus</div>
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906	<div class="aspect-ratio-content">
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908			<div class="sc-list-title sc-img-overlay-title">Gatlinburg Fire Chief steps down</div>
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912				<span class='sc-view'></span>
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917</a><a href="https://www.wivk.com/2026/09/23/man-charged-with-arson-after-house-fire/"  class="sc-img-overlay-item aspect-ratio-container item sc-divider" data-imgsrc="https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/3617/files/2026/09/screen-shot-2026-09-23-at-52134-pm.png" style="background-image: url(https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/3617/files/2026/09/screen-shot-2026-09-23-at-52134-pm.png);">
918	<div class="aspect-ratio-content">
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