WCVT
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Broadcast area | Burlington-Plattsburgh |
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Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
Branding | 101.7 WCVT Classic Hits Vermont |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WLVB, WDEV, WEXP (FM) | |
History | |
First air date | February 28, 1976 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Classic Vermont" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 58564 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 1,000 watts |
HAAT | 811 meters (2,661 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°31′32.00″N 72°48′54.00″W / 44.5255556°N 72.8150000°W |
Translator(s) | 102.5 W273AM (Montpelier) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | classichitsvermont.com |
WCVT (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format, branded as "101.7 WCVT Classic Hits Vermont". Licensed to Stowe, Vermont, United States, the station serves Northern Vermont including the Burlington-Plattsburgh market, along with the Montpelier-Saint Johnsbury market. It is owned by the Radio Vermont Group, controlled by NASCAR broadcaster Ken Squier.[1]
History
The station went on the air as WRFB on February 28, 1976,[2][3] and became WVMX on October 28, 1990. On July 2, 1997, the station changed its call sign to the current WCVT.[4] When the station's call sign changed, its format did as well, and it began airing classical music. In June 2014, Radio Vermont announced that WCVT would drop the classical format in July, citing the growth of the noncommercial VPR Classical network.[5] The station launched a full service classic hits music format branded as "101 The One" on July 1; the new format features what Ken Squier described as "a new adult service local to Vermont."[6]
On September 28, 2020, the station re-branded as "101.7 WCVT Classic Hits Vermont", while retaining a deep library classic hits format.
Translator
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W273AM | 102.5 FM | Montpelier, Vermont | 140188 | 250 | D | 44°14′40″N 72°34′37″W / 44.24444°N 72.57694°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "WCVT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "New FM Station Figures To Begin Broadcasts Soon". Rutland Daily Herald. February 8, 1976. p. 4:5. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stowe FM Station Plans Programming, Format". The Times Argus. March 5, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCVT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ http://digital.vpr.net/post/vermonts-sole-commercial-classical-station-will-change-formats Vermont's Sole Commercial Classical Station Will Change Formats
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 12, 2014). "WCVT/WEXP To Become The One". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WCVT ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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- W273AM at FCCdata.org