WRCI AM 1520 Three Rivers

Simulcast on FM Translator W246BW 97.1 Three Rivers

Slogan/Positioner: River Country 97.1

Format: Classic Country

Web site: www.wrciradio.com

E-Mail: visit web site

Class: D
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 430 watts / 1, omnidirectional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 8 watts / 1, omnidirectional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator daytime coverage area
• Radio Locator nighttime coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WRCI from Wikipedia
• WRCI from RadioTime.com
• WRCI on Facebook

Call Sign History:

• WRCI: 9/18/2008
• WLKM: 1962

Call Sign Origin: River Country 97.1

On Air Date: April 1962

Owner: Impact Radio

Telephone: (269) 278-1815

FM translator:

• W246BW 97.1 Three Rivers: 115 watts / 249 feet / D
  Tech info: engineering data, station details, FCCInfo.com, Recnet
  Location map
  Coverage areas: FCC, Radio Locator

Notes/History:

• 11/2008: License to cover granted for W246BW 97.1 which moved from FM 96.9 and increased power from 4 to 115 watts.
• 10/2008: Station adds FM translator at FM 97.1 in Three Rivers.
• 4/2003: License to cover granted for changes approved in November 2002
• 1/2003: Station completes move to AM 1520 from 1510, format change from Adult Standards to Classic Country. Nighttime service added
• 11/2002: Construction permit granted to move to AM 1520 from AM 1510, change power from 440 to 430 watts daytime, and add 8 watt nighttime service
• 6/2002: FCC approves sale
• 4/2002: Announced that station, along with sister WLKM-FM 95.9, have been sold to Impact Radio from Voice of Three Rivers
• 5/1999: Format change from News/Talk to Nostalgia (Jones Satellite), retaining some of its talk programs

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

St. Joseph County

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