WKCI-FM

WKCI-FM
Hamden, Connecticut; United States;
Broadcast area	New Haven–Hartford–Bridgeport, Connecticut
Frequency	101.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	KC101
Programming
Format	Contemporary hit radio
Subchannels	HD2: 100.9 The Beat (Mainstream urban)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WAVZ; WELI;
History
First air date	February 10, 1969; 55 years ago
Former call signs	WDEE-FM (1965–1966, CP); WKCI (1966–1980); WKCI-FM (1980); WKCI (1980–2001);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11930
Class	B
ERP	12,000 watts
HAAT	279 meters (915 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°26′02″N 72°56′42″W / 41.434°N 72.945°W
Translator(s)	HD2: 100.9 W265DB (Milbrook)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio); HD2: Listen live (via iHeartRadio);
Website	kc101.iheart.com; HD2: thebeatnewhaven.iheart.com;

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.

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. iHeartMedia also owns a talk station in Waynesboro, Virginia, which shares the call sign WKCI on AM 970.

HD Radio

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	41°20′58.8″N 72°58′20.7″W / 41.349667°N 72.972417°W / 41.349667; -72.972417 (W265DB)	LMS

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WKCI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WKCI-FM : Call Sign History". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ "Antenna Structure Registration 1216288". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ "Application Search Details". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^ radioinsight.com (June 23, 2015)

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 11930 (WKCI-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WKCI-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
FCC History Cards for WKCI-FM
Facility details for Facility ID 139897 (W265DB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W265DB at FCCdata.org

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WKCI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WKCI-FM : Call Sign History". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[3] "Antenna Structure Registration 1216288". Fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[4] "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[5] "Application Search Details". Licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

[6] radioinsight.com (June 23, 2015)

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