WAVT-FM

WAVT-FM
City	Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Pottsville/Reading
Frequency	101.9 MHz
Branding	T-102
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, Remix Top30 with Hollywood Hamilton
Ownership
Owner	Pottsville Broadcasting Co.
Sister stations	WPPA
History
Former call signs	WPPA-FM (1946-1969)
Technical information
Facility ID	53133
Class	B
ERP	29,000 watts
HAAT	171 meters (561 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°49′50.3″N 76°12′30.7″W / 40.830639°N 76.208528°WCoordinates: 40°49′50.3″N 76°12′30.7″W / 40.830639°N 76.208528°W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	T102Radio.com

WAVT-FM (101.9 FM, "T102") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Pottsville Broadcasting Company and broadcasts a Hot Adult Contemporary format.^[1]^[2] The station also broadcasts local high school sports and Penn State Nittany Lions football.

History[]

The Federal Communications Commission granted Pottsville Broadcasting Company a construction permit for the station on December 26, 1946 with the WPPA-FM call sign.^[3] The station signed on for the first time on August 18, 1948^{[citation needed]} and was granted its first license on March 23, 1949.^[3]

Signal note[]

WAVT-FM is short-spaced to two other Class B stations:

WLIF Today's 101.9 (licensed to serve Baltimore, Maryland) also operates on 101.9 MHz and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 99 miles (159 km) as determined by FCC rules.^[4] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is 150 miles (240 km).^[5]

WIOQ Q102 (licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) operates on a first adjacent channel (102.1 MHz) to WAVT-FM and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 74 miles (119 km) as determined by FCC rules.^[4] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles (169 km).^[5]