- WCTC
Infobox Radio station
name = WCTC
city = New Brunswick,New Jersey
area =
slogan = "Good Time Oldies"
branding = "WCTC 1450"
frequency = 1450 kHz
airdate =1946
share = 1.0, #26
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&R [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Middlesex Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Middlesex-Somerset-Union&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format =Oldies
power =
erp = 1,000watt s unlimited
haat =
class = C
facility_id = 55180
coordinates = coord|40|29|32.00|N|74|25|11.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Chant ic leer Broadcasting, original [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns =
owner =Greater Media
licensee = The Sentinel Publishing Co.
sister_stations =WMGQ ,WDHA , WMTR,WJRZ-FM ,WRAT ,WWTR
webcast = [http://bdcast-greatermedia-wctc-am.wm.llnwd.net/bdcast_greatermedia_wctc-am Listen Live]
website = [http://www.wctcam.com wctcam.com]
affiliations =WCTC (1450 AM) is a
radio station broadcasting anOldies music format. Licensed toNew Brunswick, New Jersey , USA, the station serves the Middlesex area. The station is currently owned byGreater Media (through The Sentinel Publishing Co.). [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WCTC |title=WCTC Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division ] The station broadcasts inC-QUAM AM stereo . It is the chief radio broadcaster forRutgers University athletic events andSomerset Patriots minor leaguebaseball games. WCTC is also the primary source for winter school closing announcements. WCTC's former Talk format continues during the weekday morning show featuring longtime radio personalityJack Ellery and also during some special interest shows on the weekends.WCTC derives its callsign from the
Chanticleer , a flamboyant fighting rooster from the medieval fableReynard the Fox ("Le Roman de Renart") also used byGeoffrey Chaucer 's in the "Canterbury Tales " which was the Rutgers mascot from1925 to1955 . The station is currently owned byGreater Media , Inc. Its sister station isWMGQ -FM, another Greater Media property.History
WCTC got its start in 1946 broadcasting an unknown format. From the 1960s to the 1980s, it was broadcasting a
Top 40 music format, then later a Full Service format featuring local news, talk, sports, and MOR adult pop music. In 1992, WCTC changed its format to a full-time News/Talk station featuring programming fromABC Radio andPremiere Radio Networks . As ofJuly 2 ,2008 , WCTC went back to its roots broadcasting an Oldies music format. [ [http://www.radio-info.com/news/index.php?nsID=2626 Greater Media takes talker WCTC to "Good Time Oldies" in Central New Jersey] - [http://www.radio-info.com Radio-Info.com] (retrievedJuly 2 ,2008 )]Past personalities
*
Bob Aaronson
*Bernard Spigner
*Dan Flatt
*Jim Florio
*Gary R'Nel
*Joe Spicuzzo
*Ted Efaw
*Dick Farrel
*Ralph Saviano
*Liz Maita
*Bruce Williams , a well-known syndicated radio personality, began his broadcast career at WCTC.
*Noted newsmenHerb Kaplow ,Dave Marash andHarvey Hauptman began their careers at the station.
*Joseph Dembo , eventual GM at WCBS in New York began his management rise at WCTC.
*Gordon Deal host ofWall Street Journal This Morning once served as a News Anchor at the station.
*Jennifer Kushinka a news anchor for theDow Jones Money Report was once a News Anchor at WCTC.
*Brian Rickman a former board operator and producer at WCTC is now the head of Programming forURBan Radio Broadcasting .
*Dean Hunter , formerly ofWMGM (FM) , was the PD for WCTC during the late 1970s.Former Logo(s)
References
External links
*AM station data|WCTC
Middlesex-Somerset-Union Radio
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.