WCAT (AM)
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| City of license | Burlington, Vermont |
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| Broadcast area | Burlington-Plattsburgh area |
| Slogan | ESPN 1390 |
| Frequency | 1390 kHz |
| First air date | June 1, 1993 (as WKDR) |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 5,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73613 |
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| Former callsigns | WKDR (1993-2002) WVAA (2002-2006) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner | Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WFAD, WRSA |
| Webcast | Listen Live (requires Abacast) |
| Website | http://wcat1390.com |
WCAT (1390 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Burlington, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is currently owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. and features programing from ESPN Radio.[1]
[edit] History
The station went on the air as WKDR on June 1, 1993. The 1390 frequency was the original home WDOT call letters, prior to becoming WKDR. The WKDR calls originated on the AM 1070 frequency, licensed to Plattsburgh, N.Y.
WKDR moved to fulltime 1390 in 1993 with the purchase of 1390 frequency. The move benefited WKDR since its old AM-1070 frequency operates a true daytimer protecting the former 50,000 watt clear channel (1-B) station, CBA from Moncton, New Brunswick.
WDOT originally started broadcasting in April of 1954 on the 1400 frequency, and was Burlington's top-40 radio station for years. The station moved once sport down the dial to 1390 and was allowed to broadcast with 5,000 watts of power both daytme and nighttime. The station uses a three tower directional antenna at night to protect 1390 co-channels in Syracuse, NY, (WFBL) Presque Isle, Maine, (WEGP) and Plymouth Massachusetts (WPLM).
On September 24, 2002, the station changed its call sign to WVAA, on August 21, 2006 to the current WCAT,[2]
[edit] References
- ^ WCAT Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WCAT Call Sign History. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WCAT
- Radio Locator Information on WCAT
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WCAT
- http://www.vab.org/ VAB Website
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