WKCI-FM

WKCI-FM (101.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to the suburb of Hamden, Connecticut, it serves New Haven and Hartford. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.

WKCI-FM
KC 101 logo
Logo for 100.9 The Beat (WKCI-HD2)
Broadcast areaNew Haven; Hartford; Bridgeport, Connecticut
Frequency101.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKC101
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Subchannels
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WAVZ, WELI
History
First air date
February 10, 1969 (1969-02-10)
Former call signs
  • WDEE-FM (1965-1966, CP)
  • WKCI (1966–1980)
  • WKCI-FM (February–December 1980)
  • WKCI (1980-2001)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11930
ClassB
ERP12,000 watts
HAAT279 meters (915 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41.434°N 72.945°W / 41.434; -72.945
Translator(s)HD2: 100.9 W265DB (Milbrook)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
HD2: Listen Live
Website

The studios are in Radio Towers Park on Benham Street in Hamden, where it shares facilities with sister stations WELI and WAVZ. WKCI-FM transmits a full Class B signal, broadcasting with 12,000 watts[2] from a 915-foot (279 m) tower, the equivalent of 50,000 watts at 500 feet (150 m).[3] The station's transmitter is on Madmare Mountain in Hamden near the WTNH transmitter site (where WKCI-FM formerly transmitted from until moving to its current tower in 2003).[4]

Throughout the 1980s, WKCI was an affiliate of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40. WKCI-FM began broadcasts in HD Radio in December 2004.[5] Its HD2 signal airs a mainstream urban format, providing a second option to WZMX, and is simulcast on FM translator W265DB at 100.9 MHz, known as "100.9 The Beat."[6] 100.9 The Beat signed on the air at 12:00 a.m. on June 23, 2015. The HD3 signal simulcasts sister station 960 AM WELI, which airs a talk radio format. iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns a talk station in Waynesboro, Virginia which shares the call sign WKCI on AM 970.

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WKCI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WKCI-FM : Call Sign History". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  3. "Antenna Structure Registration 1216288". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  4. "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  5. FCC Internet Services Staff. "Application Search Details". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  6. radioinsight.com (June 23, 2015)
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