WCLT-FM

WCLT-FM
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Newark, Ohio;
Broadcast area	Columbus metropolitan area
Frequency	100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	T-100
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: 104.7 The Big Lick (Rock)
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks; Motor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner	WCLT Radio
Sister stations	WCLT (AM)
History
First air date	August 7, 1947; 76 years ago
Technical information
Facility ID	71285
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	119 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°2′2.00″N 82°24′8.00″W / 40.0338889°N 82.4022222°W
Translator(s)	HD2: 104.7 W284CH (Newark)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live; Listen Live (HD2)
Website	wclt.com; thebiglick.com (HD2)

WCLT-FM (100.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. It is owned by WCLT Radio and uses the slogan Today's Country and Your All-Time Favorites, T-100. Licensed to Newark, Ohio, it serves the Columbus metropolitan area. In morning drive time, T-100 carries the syndicated Big D and Bubba Show.

WCLT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum for most of Ohio.^[2]^[3] The transmitter and studios are on Jacksonville Road (Ohio State Route 13) in Newark. WCLT-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.^[4] The HD2 digital subchannel carries a mainstream rock format known as "104.7 The Big Lick." It feeds FM translator W284CH at 104.7 MHz.

History

WCLT-FM signed on the air on August 7, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-08-07).^[5] It was owned by The Advocate, Newark's daily newspaper.^[6] In its early days, WCLT-FM largely simulcast co-owned WCLT 1480 AM.

By the 1970s, the FM station was offering separate programming. While WCLT (AM) was a Top 40 station, WCLT-FM played automated easy listening music. In the 1980s, the station made the transition to soft adult contemporary music. In the 1990s, it flipped to country music.

References

^ "WCLT History".
^ "WCLT-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WCLT-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-243, Broadcasting & Cable
^ "Paper Heralds WCLT" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 1, 1947. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

External links

WCLT in the FCC FM station database
WCLT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
W284CH in the FCC FM station database
W284CH at FCCdata.org

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[1] "WCLT History".

[2] "WCLT-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] "WCLT-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

[4] "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.

[5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-243, Broadcasting & Cable

[6] "Paper Heralds WCLT" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 1, 1947. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

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