WTCJ

WTCJ
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingJack FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult hits
AffiliationsJack FM network
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1948
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID18277
ClassC
Power850 watts
Transmitter coordinates
37°55′33″N 86°43′19″W / 37.92583°N 86.72194°W / 37.92583; -86.72194
Translator(s)
  • 98.7 W254CC (Owensboro)
  • 106.7 W294CG (Tell City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWTCJ Online

WTCJ (1230 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Tell City, Indiana. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., doing business as the Cromwell Radio Group, and the station's broadcast license is held by Hancock Communications, Inc.

History

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The Federal communications Commission has awarded a construction permit for a new radio station, with WTCJ as its assigned callsign to local businessman James Rowland Brewer on December 17, 1946.[2] Under ownership by Brewer's newly-formed business, the Tell City Broadcasting Company, the station signed on in March 1948.[3]

Recent developments

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The station had been broadcasting an oldies format until August 1, 2014, when it switched to an adult hits format. The station launched an FM translator, Cannelton-licensed W227CO, that year.

On February 1, 2017, it began broadcasting an urban contemporary format as 93.3 The Vibe. This ended when it returned to their adult hits format in August 2020, this time as part of the Jack FM.

Programming

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WTCJ broadcasts an adult hits format.[4]

Previous logos

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTCJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC History Cards for WTCJ
  3. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Lexington, Kentucky: Host Communications. p. 100. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
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