Economy
Like other towns situated along the Parkway in Sevier County, Sevierville has reaped the benefits of the burgeoning tourism industry brought on by the development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As of 2004, nearly fifty percent of businesses based in Sevierville were linked to tourism. For example, there are over 2,000 hotel and motel rooms in the city today, generating more than $500,000(USD) in hotel-motel tax revenues each year.
East Tennessee Radio Group owns and operates the Sevierville area's primary local radio stations, WPFT-FM "106.3 THE MOUNTAIN" (Classic hits of the 1960s and 1970s, now sports talk) and FM 105.5 (adult contemporary music, known as "Mix 105.5"). Also, WWST-FM "Star" 102.1, a Top 40 music station serving the Knoxville market, is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Sevierville.
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