WKCI-FM

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WKCI-FM
WKCI-FM KC101 logo.webp
WKCI-HD2 & W265DB-FM Logo.png
Broadcast area New Haven–Hartford–Bridgeport, Connecticut
Frequency 101.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKC101
Programming
Format Contemporary hit radio
Subchannels HD2: 100.9 The Beat (Mainstream urban)
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 10, 1969;56 years ago (1969-02-10)
Former call signs
  • WDEE-FM (1965–1966, CP)
  • WKCI (1966–1980)
  • WKCI-FM (1980)
  • WKCI (1980–2001)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 11930
Class B
ERP 12,000 watts
HAAT 279 meters (915 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°26′02″N72°56′42″W / 41.434°N 72.945°W / 41.434; -72.945
Translator HD2: 100.9 W265DB (Milbrook)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WKCI-FM (101.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to the suburb of Hamden, Connecticut, it serves New Haven and Hartford. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.

Contents

WKCI-FM's studios are in Radio Towers Park on Benham Street in Hamden, where it shares facilities with sister stations WELI and WAVZ. WKCI-FM transmits a full Class B signal, broadcasting with 12,000 watts [2] from a 915-foot (279 m) tower, the equivalent of 50,000 watts at 500 feet (150 m). [3] The station's transmitter is on Madmare Mountain in Hamden. [4]

HD Radio

WKCI-FM began broadcasts in HD Radio in December 2004. [5] Its HD2 signal airs a mainstream urban format, providing a second option to WZMX, and is simulcast on FM translator W265DB at 100.9 MHz, known as "100.9 The Beat"; this format signed on the air at 12 a.m. on June 23, 2015. [6]

Broadcast translator for WKCI-FM HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W265DB100.9 FM Milbrook, Connecticut 139897250D 41°20′58.8″N72°58′20.7″W / 41.349667°N 72.972417°W / 41.349667; -72.972417 (W265DB) LMS

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKCI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WKCI-FM : Call Sign History". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Antenna Structure Registration 1216288". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ radioinsight.com (June 23, 2015)
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