WCTK

WCTK

Broadcast area	New Bedford, Massachusetts Providence, Rhode Island
Branding	Cat Country 98.1
Slogan	"Southern New England's Country"
Frequency	98.1 (MHz)
First air date	1940s (WNBH-FM)
Format	Country
ERP	47,000 watts, Stereo
HAAT	155 meters
Class	B
Callsign meaning	WCTK = Cat
Owner	Hall Communications
Website	http://www.wctk.com/

WCTK (98.1 FM, "Cat Country 98.1") is a country music formatted radio station serving Southern New England, with studios in Providence, Rhode Island, and transmitter in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

History

WCTK was originally WMYS, a soft rock/oldies based station broadcasting from New Bedford. In 1989, the station abruptly switched to country and new call letters WCTK - to be similar to sister country station WCTY in Norwich, CT (New London market), a second adjacency signal at 97.7. The new country station was originally known as "Country 98.1 WCTK." In 1994, WCTK began calling itself "Cat Country."In 1997, the station moved it's studios from New Bedford to the Roland Building in Providence to concentrate on fully serving the Providence Arbitron metro.

Personalities

• Mornings are hosted by Jessica Tyler, Brian Phillips and Amanda Leonardo from 5am until 9
• Loren Petisce is on from 9 until 1
• Program Director Bob Walker from 1 until 3
• Kevin Lawrence on afternoons from 3 until 7
• Samantha Cody on evenings 7 until Midnight

• External links

  • WCTK Website
  • Query the FCC's FM station database for WCTK
  • Radio-Locator information on WCTK
  • Query Arbitron's FM station database for WCTK