WLCR

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WLCR
Broadcast area Louisville, Kentucky
Frequency 1040 kHz
BrandingSpirit & Truth
Programming
Format Catholic radio
Affiliations EWTN Radio
Ownership
OwnerLCR Partners, L.P.
History
First air date
October 29, 1955 (1955-10-29) (at 1470 AM)
Former call signs
WSAC (1955–1984)
WBUL (1984–1999)
Technical information
Facility ID 58742
Class D
Power 1,500 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
 38°0′11.00″N85°40′51.00″W / 38.0030556°N 85.6808333°W / 38.0030556; -85.6808333
Translator(s) 94.9 MHz  W235CZ (Fisherville)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wlcr.org

WLCR (1040 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format. It is licensed to Mount Washington, Kentucky, United States, and serves the Louisville area. The station is owned by LCR Partners, L.P. [1]

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History

The station began broadcasting as WSAC on October 29, 1955, licensed to Radcliff and moved in 1958 to Fort Knox at 1470 AM. [2] The station first aired a Top 40 format. It changed its call sign to WBUL on August 20, 1984, and became an adult contemporary station. WBUL is a former Louisville market affiliate for Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 , which is unusual in an adult contemporary station. This lasted for a short time until WDJX began broadcasting and began carrying the program. On May 26, 1999, the station changed its call sign to the current WLCR. [3]

History of call letters

The call letters WLCR used to be assigned to an AM station in Torrington, Connecticut. It began broadcasting January 1, 1948, on 990 kHz with 1 kW power. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "WLCR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ FCC History Cards for WLCR
  3. ↑ "WLCR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "Torrington Station Operating on 1 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 5, 1948. Retrieved October 30, 2014.


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