WBCR (AM)

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WBCR
Frequency 1470 kHz
Programming
Format Religious and conservative talk
Affiliations Genesis Communications Network
Ownership
OwnerBlount County Broadcasting Corp.
History
First air date
1957 (1957)
Former call signs
  • WEAG (1957–1984)
  • WMDR (1984–1993)
Call sign meaning
Blount County Radio
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 5887
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 77 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°46′4.7″N84°0′57.1″W / 35.767972°N 84.015861°W / 35.767972; -84.015861
Links
Public license information
Website truthradio.tv

WBCR (1470 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Alcoa, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by Blount County Broadcasting Corp. [2] [3] The station programming is a mixture of religious and conservative talk and religious music. [4]

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History

The station went on the air as WEAG in 1957, in a full-service/MOR format. It changed its call sign to WMDR ("The Music Doctor") on July 16, 1984, and programmed Top-40. Later, the format switched to easy listening. On January 11, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WBCR. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBCR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WBCR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WBCR Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ↑ "WBCR Schedule". truthradio.tv. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "WBCR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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