WLCR
Appearance
Broadcast area | Louisville |
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Frequency | 1040 kHz |
Branding | Spirit & Truth |
Programming | |
Format | Catholic radio |
Affiliations | http://www.ewtn.com/ |
Ownership | |
Owner | LCR Partners, L.P. |
History | |
First air date | August 20 1984 |
Former call signs | WBUL (1984-1999) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 58742 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,500 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°0′11.00″N 85°40′51.00″W / 38.0030556°N 85.6808333°W |
Links | |
Website | http://www.wlcr.org/ |
WLCR (1040 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format. It licensed to Mt Washington, Kentucky, United States, and serves the Louisville area. The station is owned by LCR Partners, L.P.[1]
History
The station went on the air as WBUL on August 20, 1984. On May 26, 1999, the station changed its call sign to the current WLCR.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ "WLCR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WLCR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Torrington Station Operating on 1 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 5, 1948. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WLCR ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database