WXCT (1370 AM, "Alt 98-7") is a commercial radio station in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The station is owned by Bahakel Communications along with WDEF-FM, WDOD-FM, and WUUQ. WXCT has an adult album alternative radio format. The studios are located on Broad Street in Chattanooga,.
| Frequency | 1370 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | ALT 98-7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Album Alternative (AAA) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDEF-FM, WDOD-FM, WUUQ | |
| History | |
First air date | December 31, 1940 (as WDEF at 1400) |
Former call signs | WDEF (1940–2016) |
Former frequencies | 1400 kHz (1940–1948) |
Call sign meaning | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57845 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°2′25″N 85°20′22″W / 35.04028°N 85.33944°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.7 W254DB (Chattanooga) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WXCT’s power is 5,000 watts. By day, it is non-directional, but at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1370 AM, it switches to a directional antenna.[2] The transmitter is located in the Moccasin Bend district in Chattanooga. In addition to the AM signal, WXCT is heard on 99-watt FM translator W254DB at 98.7 MHz.[3]
History
editOn December 31, 1940, the station signed on as WDEF. It originally broadcast at 1400 kilocycles and was moved to 1370 in the late 1940s. It has long been the sister station to WDEF-FM and was co-owned with WDEF-TV, before the TV station was spun off to other owners in 1990s.
On October 30, 2016, WDEF changed its call sign to WXCT.[4] It had been simulcast with country music station 97.3 WUUQ.
On November 14, 2016 at 8 a.m. WXCT dropped the WUUQ simulcast and changed its format to adult album alternative, branded as "Alt 93.9." It began a simulcast on FM translator W230CN at 93.9 FM.[5]
On September 1, 2017, WXCT changed its FM translator frequency from 93.9 MHz to 98.7 MHz, as W254DB and rebranded as "ALT 98-7."
Translator
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W254DB | 98.7 FM | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 156865 | 99 | 100 m (328 ft) | D | 35°00′33″N 85°20′41″W / 35.00917°N 85.34472°W | LMS |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXCT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WXCT
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W254DB
- ^ WXCT Call Sign History
- ^ Alt 93.9 Launching in Chattanooga Radioinsight - November 13, 2016
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 57845 (WXCT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WXCT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 156865 (W254DB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W254DB at FCCdata.org
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