WFAT (AM)

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WFAT
WFAT FAT ONE 102.7 logo.png
City Battle Creek, Michigan
Broadcast area (Daytime)
 (Nighttime)
Frequency 930 kHz
BrandingFat One 102.7
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner Midwest Communications
(Midwest Communications, Inc.)
WNWN
History
First air date
July 9, 1948 (as WBCK)
Former call signs
WBCK (1948-2014)
WTOU (2014-2019)
Call sign meaning
W The FAT One
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 37459
Class B
Power 5,000 watts (Daytime)
1,000 watts (Nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°17′31″N85°11′00″W / 42.29194°N 85.18333°W / 42.29194; -85.18333 Coordinates: 42°17′31″N85°11′00″W / 42.29194°N 85.18333°W / 42.29194; -85.18333
Translator(s) 102.7 W274AQ (Battle Creek)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Website 1027wfat.com

WFAT is a radio station in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States, owned by Midwest Communications. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 930 kHz. Established in 1948 as WBCK, the station airs a classic hits format.

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History

WBCK began broadcasting July 9, 1948, with a Detroit Tigers baseball game as its first program. The station was a Mutual affiliate. [1] WBCK featured a full-service MOR/adult contemporary format for years, evolving into news/talk by the mid-1990s.

The sale of the Battle Creek Radio Group from Clear Channel Communications to Cumulus Media has been completed. 95.3 WBXX began to simulcast with the news/talk format of AM 930 and WBXX's former adult contemporary format moved to 104.9 (formerly WRCC). 95.3 FM became the permanent home of WBCK's news/talk format. On March 21, 2008, AM 930 dropped the simulcast with 95.3 FM and started airing a classic country format and became known as Country 93. The format later evolved from classic country to contemporary country. On April 10, 2012, WBCK changed their format to sports, branded as "The Score." Programming came from CBS Sports Radio. Current Radio assumed the station's license from Cumulus on August 31, 2013.

Midwest Communications purchased WBCK for $175,000 on January 23, 2014. [2] The sale was approved by the FCC on March 26, 2014, and was consummated on July 1, 2014. [3] Michiguide.com reported on May 23, 2014 that Midwest Communications had also purchased a LPFM translator from the Calvary Radio Network in Battle Creek (W274AQ on 102.7 MHz) for $45,000, with the intention of repeating WBCK. [4] On July 1, 2014, WBCK changed its callsign to WTOU and then went silent on July 3. On February 2, 2015, WTOU returned to the air with a simulcast of urban AC-formatted WNWN 1560 AM. [5]

On September 12, 2019, WTOU dropped the simulcast with WNWN/Portage and changed their format to classic hits, branded as The Fat One under new WFAT calls. The branding and calls were previously used by sister station WZOX. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "WBCK Battle Creek Starts; MBS Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 12, 1948. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Venta, Lance (23 January 2014). "Midwest expands in Battle Creek". RadioInsight. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "FCC Authorization" (PDF). FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101635814&formid=345&fac_num=157034
  5. ↑ Touch Expands to Battle Creek
  6. ↑ "The Fat One Returns To Michigan". RadioInsight. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2019-09-13.


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