Coordinates: 41°26′02″N 72°56′42″W / 41.434°N 72.945°W / 41.434; -72.945

WKCI-FM

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WKCI-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency101.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKC101
Programming
FormatContemporary hit radio
SubchannelsHD2: 100.9 The Beat (Mainstream urban)
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 10, 1969 (1969-02-10)
Former call signs
  • WDEE-FM (1965–1966, CP)
  • WKCI (1966–1980)
  • WKCI-FM (1980)
  • WKCI (1980–2001)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11930
ClassB
ERP12,000 watts
HAAT279 meters (915 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
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TranslatorHD2: 100.9 W265DB (Milbrook)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

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

WKCI-FM's 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.[4]

HD Radio

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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"; this format signed on the air at 12 a.m. on June 23, 2015.[6]

Broadcast translator for WKCI-FM HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W265DB 100.9 FM Milbrook, Connecticut 139897 250 D Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. LMS

References

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  6. ^ radioinsight.com (June 23, 2015)
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