WTCJ

Radio station in Tell City, Indiana
37°55′33″N 86°43′19″W / 37.92583°N 86.72194°W / 37.92583; -86.72194Translator(s)
  • 98.7 W254CC (Owensboro)
  • 106.7 W294CG (Tell City)
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WTCJ (1230 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Tell City, Indiana. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., doing business as the Cromwell Radio Group, and the station's broadcast license is held by Hancock Communications, Inc.

History

The Federal communications Commission has awarded a construction permit for a new radio station, with WTCJ as its assigned callsign to local businessman James Rowland Brewer on December 17, 1946.[2] Under ownership by Brewer's newly-formed business, the Tell City Broadcasting Company, the station signed on in March 1948.[3]

Recent developments

The station had been broadcasting an oldies format until August 1, 2014, when it switched to an adult hits format. The station launched an FM translator, Cannelton-licensed W227CO, that year.

On February 1, 2017, it began broadcasting an urban contemporary format as 93.3 The Vibe. This ended when it returned to their adult hits format in August 2020, this time as part of the Jack FM.

Programming

WTCJ broadcasts an adult hits format.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTCJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC History Cards for WTCJ
  3. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Lexington, Kentucky: Host Communications. p. 100. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  • WTCJ official website
  • Facility details for Facility ID 18277 (WTCJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • WTCJ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • Facility details for Facility ID 138392 (W254CC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • W254CC at FCCdata.org
  • Facility details for Facility ID 200254 (W294CG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • W294CG at FCCdata.org
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