WCTF

WCTF is a radio station licensed to Family Radio and located in Vernon, Connecticut. The station operates during the daytime only on 1170 kHz with 1,000 watts of power, using a two-tower directional antenna system.

WCTF
CityVernon, Connecticut
Broadcast areaHartford, Connecticut market
Frequency1170 kHz
Programming
FormatReligious
NetworkFamily Radio
Ownership
OwnerFamily Radio
(Family Stations, Inc.)
History
First air date
November 21, 1982 (1982-11-21)[1]
Former call signs
WRTT (until February 24, 1986)
Technical information
Facility ID20826
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
500 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
41°52′7″N 72°29′4″W
Translator(s)104.3 W282AD (Vernon)
Links
Website

History

On May 24, 1979, the FCC granted a construction permit to Tolland County Broadcasting, Inc., for a new daytime-only radio station on 1170 kHz in Vernon.[2] The firm's efforts were troubled by delays obtaining a site. Taking the call letters WRTT for "Radio Tri-Town",[3] the station did not begin broadcasting until November 21, 1982,[1] with programming of interest for listeners in and near Vernon.[4] The outlet went silent in 1985 due to financial issues; the station was purchased by Family Radio in 1985 for $136,000, with the transaction finalized in January 1986 and returned to the air with studios in Rockville Centre.[1] In 1998, the studios were moved to the transmitter site on Penfield Drive in Ellington.

References
  1. "WCTF(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1992. p. A-64 (142). Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. FCC History Cards for WCTF
  3. "Firm Buys Site For Radio Tower". Hartford Courant. November 10, 1980. p. C2. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  4. "New Station Begins Broadcasts". Hartford Courant. December 2, 1982. p. E6. Retrieved January 4, 2021.


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