WCLS
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| Broadcast area | Bloomington, Indiana |
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| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| Branding | Classic Hits 97.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mid-America Radio of Indiana |
| History | |
First air date | March 14, 1983 (as WLSO) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Classic Hits" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61922 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°13′22.00″N 86°38′40.00″W / 39.2227778°N 86.6444444°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wcls977.com |
WCLS (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Spencer, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Bloomington area with a classic hits format. The station is owned by Mid-America Radio of Indiana.[2][3]
The station is an affiliate of the IndyCar Radio Network, and carries the only live and legal broadcast of the Indianapolis 500.
History
[edit]The station went on the air as WLSO on March 14, 1983. On August 18, 1988, the station changed its call sign to WSKT. It again changed its call sign on October 23, 2005, to its present name of WCLS.[4]
The call letters were previously assigned to a station in Columbus, Georgia (now WIOL), to a station in Detroit, Michigan (now WYCD), and to a station in Oscoda, Michigan (now WWTH).
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCLS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WCLS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WCLS Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "WCLS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 737158 (WCLS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCLS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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