WKCT
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| City | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Bowling Green |
| Frequency | 930 kHz |
| Branding | TALK 104.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio News, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Daily News Broadcasting Co. |
| WDNS | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1, 1947 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 65589 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°1′53″N 86°26′18″W / 37.03139°N 86.43833°W |
| Repeater(s) | 104.1 FM W281BV Bowling Green |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 93wkct.com |
WKCT (930 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Bowling Green area. The station is currently owned by Daily News Broadcasting Co. and features programming from CBS Radio News, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.[1]
History[]
The station signed on the air on November 1, 1947, as Bowling Green's second commercial radio station. The station was originally affiliated with ABC Radio. The station played an Adult contemporary format, along with at least 10 hours of country music programming during the 1970s and 1980s.[2] It then switched to a news/talk format at some point before 1990.
WKCT on the FM dial[]
On January 23, 2017, WKCT signed on a new FM translator to broadcast on a 24-hour basis. W281BV broadcasts WKCT's night programming at 104.1 Megahertz on the FM dial for the purpose of providing its nightly schedule, because WKCT is required to power down at sunset under the FCC-approved license, and in order to avoid interference with other AM signals broadcasting at 930 kHz.[3]
“Talk 104.1 FM” is the overall tenth commercial low-powered FM repeater in the Bowling Green/Glasgow radio market. It also makes WKCT the third AM radio station in the immediate Bowling Green area simulcasting radio programming on an FM repeater after ESPN Radio station WWKU and Fox Sports Radio affiliate turned Classic country station WBGN.
Programming[]
The station is now affiliated with CBS Radio and broadcasts all of that network's hourly newscasts. The station also broadcasts Bowling Green High School Football and Greenwood High School football games.[4] Syndicated radio shows on the station include those of Kentucky Sports Radio, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Dave Ramsey.[5]
Beginning in April 2022, WKCT became the radio broadcast home to the Bowling Green Hot Rods of Minor League Baseball. They were originally broadcast on WBGN for the team's first 12 years in Bowling Green.[6]
References[]
- ^ "WKCT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook, page C-86
- ^ Mason, Charles A. (February 1, 2017). "WKCT-AM Programming Now Available Nights on Talk 104.1 FM". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "Greenwood High School Athletics News".
- ^ NewsTalk 93 WKCT - Schedule
- ^ Nations, Jeff (March 13, 2022). "Hot Rods, Talk 104.1 FM announce radio partnership." Bowling Green Daily News, March 13, 2022, page 7B.
External links[]
- WKCT in the FCC AM station database
- WKCT on Radio-Locator
- WKCT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W281BV in the FCC FM station database
- W281BV on Radio-Locator
- W281BV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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