WCLT-FM
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| Broadcast area | Columbus metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 100.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | T-100 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: Mainstream rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Motor Racing Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WCLT Radio |
| WCLT | |
| History | |
First air date | August 7, 1947[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71285 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 119 meters (390 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°2′2.00″N 82°24′8.00″W / 40.0338889°N 82.4022222°W |
| Translator | HD2: 104.7 W284CH (Newark) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen live (HD2) |
| Website | wclt.com thebiglick.com (HD2) |
WCLT-FM (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Newark, Ohio, United States, serving the Columbus metropolitan area. . It is owned by WCLT Radio and carries a country music format branded as "T-100".[3][4] The transmitter and studios are on Jacksonville Road (Ohio State Route 13) in Newark.
WCLT-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[5] The HD2 digital subchannel carries a mainstream rock format known as "104.7 The Big Lick", relayed over FM translator W284CH at 104.7 MHz.
History
WCLT-FM signed on the air on August 7, 1947.[6] It was owned by The Advocate, Newark's daily newspaper.[7] In its early days, WCLT-FM largely simulcast co-owned WCLT (1480 AM).
By the 1970s, the FM station was offering separate programming. While WCLT (AM) was a Top 40 station, WCLT-FM played automated easy listening music. In the 1980s, the station made the transition to soft adult contemporary music. In the 1990s, it flipped to country music.
References
- ^ "WCLT History".
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCLT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WCLT-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WCLT-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-243, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ "Paper Heralds WCLT" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 1, 1947. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 71285 (WCLT-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCLT-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 144410 (W284CH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W284CH at FCCdata.org