WKCI-FM
CityHamden, Connecticut
CountryUS
AreaGreater New Haven · Greater Hartford · Greater Bridgeport
Rds
  • PI: 6F4C
  • PTY: Top 40
  • RT: KC-101 Title Artist
BrandingKC101
LanguageEnglish
FormatContemporary hit radio
SubchannelsHD2: 100.9 The Beat (Mainstream urban)
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
OwneriHeartMedia
LicenseeiHM Licenses, LLC
Sister stationsWAVZ · WELI
AirdateFebruary 10, 1969
Former callsigns
  • WDEE-FM (1965–1966, CP)
  • WKCI (1966–1980)
  • WKCI-FM (1980)
  • WKCI (1980–2001)
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility id11930
ClassB
Erp12,000 watts
Haat279 meters (915 ft)
Coordinates41.434°N 72.945°W
Webcast
  • HD2:
Website

WKCI-FM (101.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hamden, Connecticut, broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Owned by iHeartMedia, it serves the Greater New Haven, Greater Hartford, and Greater Bridgeport areas.

WKCI-FM's studios are located 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[1] from a 915-foot (279-metre) tower, the equivalent of 50,000 watts at 500 feet (150 m).[2] The station's transmitter is on Madmare Mountain in Hamden.[3]

HD Radio

WKCI-FM began broadcasts in HD Radio in December 2004.[4] 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"; this format signed on the air at 12 a.m. on June 23, 2015.[5]

References

  1. ^ "WKCI-FM : Call Sign History". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Antenna Structure Registration 1216288". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  5. ^ radioinsight.com (June 23, 2015)