WCTK
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| City of license | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
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| Broadcast area | New Bedford, Massachusetts Providence, Rhode Island |
| Branding | "Cat Country 98.1" |
| Slogan | "Southern New England's Country" |
| Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
| First air date | December 9, 1946[1] (as WFMR) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 47,000 watts |
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| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 25869 |
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| Callsign meaning | WCTK = Cat |
| Former callsigns | WFMR (1946–1954) WNBH-FM (1954–1973) WMYS (1973–1989) |
| Owner | Hall Communications |
| Sister stations | WLKW, WNBH |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WCTK (98.1 FM) is a Country formatted radio station serving Southern New England, with studios in Providence, Rhode Island, and transmitter in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
History
WCTK was originally WFMR and an authorized power of 20 kilowatts. It went on the air December 9, 1946;[1] during the inaugural program, Massachusetts governor Maurice J. Tobin said that WFMR was the first new FM station to sign on in New England after World War II.[2] In 1973, WFMR changed its callsign to WMYS, as an Oldies and Classic Hits format. On August 24, 1989, the station switched formats to Country and changed its call sign to WCTK[3], first known as "Country 98.1 WCTK." In 1994, WCTK changed the branding to "Cat Country 98.1". In 1997, the station moved its studios from New Bedford to the Roland Building in Providence to concentrate on fully serving the Providence Arbitron metro.
References
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- ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=25869&Callsign=WCTK
External links
- WCTK Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WCTK
- Radio-Locator information on WCTK
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WCTK
- 1948 list of F.M. radio stations, including WFMR
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