WLCR

WLCR (1040 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format. It is licensed to Mount Washington, Kentucky, United States, and serves the Louisville area. The station is owned by LCR Partners, L.P.[1]

WLCR
CityMount Washington, Kentucky
Broadcast areaLouisville
Frequency1040 kHz
BrandingSpirit & Truth
Programming
FormatCatholic radio
Affiliationshttp://www.ewtn.com/
Ownership
OwnerLCR Partners, L.P.
History
First air date
October 29, 1955 at 1470 AM
Former call signs
WSAC (1955–1984)
WBUL (1984–1999)
Technical information
Facility ID58742
ClassD
Power1,500 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
38°0′11.00″N 85°40′51.00″W
Translator(s)94.9 MHz W235CZ (Fisherville)
Links
Websitehttp://www.wlcr.org/

History

The station began broadcasting as WSAC on October 29, 1955, licensed to Radcliff and moved in 1958 to Fort Knox at 1470 AM.[2] The station first aired a Top 40 format. It changed its call sign to WBUL on August 20, 1984, and became an Adult Contemporary format. WBUL is a former Louisville marketed affiliate for Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, which is something that is unusual in an adult contemporary station. This lasted for a short time until WDJX began broadcasting and became a dominant Louisville marketed affiliate for the program. On May 26, 1999, the station changed its call sign to the current WLCR.[3]

History of call letters

The call letters WLCR used to be assigned to an AM station in Torrington, Connecticut. It began broadcasting January 1, 1948, on 990 kHz with 1 kW power, which ceased operations in January 1964 due to clashing with CBY, despite the advent of Beatlemania.[4]

References
  1. "WLCR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. FCC History Cards for WLCR
  3. "WLCR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "Torrington Station Operating on 1 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 5, 1948. Retrieved October 30, 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.