WTCW

Last updated
WTCW
Frequency 920 kHz
Programming
Format Classic country
Ownership
Owner
  • Forcht Broadcasting
  • (T.C.W. Broadcasting, Inc.)
WXKQ-FM
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 64431
Class D
Power 4,200 watts day
43 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°08′46″N82°46′01″W / 37.14611°N 82.76694°W / 37.14611; -82.76694
Translator(s) 95.1 W236CS (Whitesburg)
Links
Public license information
Website wtcwam.com

WTCW (920 AM) has been broadcasting in Letcher County, Kentucky, and Wise County, Virginia, since 1953, with a nighttime range just in Letcher County and a daytime range all around Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia. The station has one non-directional antenna, RMS Standard 0.00 mV/m at 1 kilometer and RMS Theoretical 334.70 mV/m at 1 kilometer.

The station's format is classic country. WTCW is owned by Forcht Broadcasting.


  1. "Facility Technical Data for WTCW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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