WCAT (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = WCAT


city = Burlington, Vermont
area =
branding =
slogan = "ESPN 1390"
airdate = June 1, 1993 (as WKDR)
frequency = 1390 kHz
format = Sports radio
power = 5,000 watts (day) 5,000 watts (night)
erp =
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 73613
coordinates = coord|44|29|47.00|N|73|12|49.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WKDR (1993-2002) WVAA (2002-2006)
owner = Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = WFAD, WRSA
webcast = [http://wcat1390.com Listen Live] (requires Abacast)
website = http://wcat1390.com
affiliations = ESPN Radio

WCAT (1390 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Burlington, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is currently owned by Radio Broadcasting Services, Inc. and features programing from ESPN Radio. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WCAT |title=WCAT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

The station went on the air as WKDR on June 1, 1993. The 1390 frequency was the original home WDOT call letters, prior to becoming WKDR. The WKDR calls originated on the AM 1070 frequency, licensed to Plattsburgh, N.Y.

WKDR moved to fulltime 1390 in 1993 with the purchase of 1390 frequency. The move benefited WKDR since its old AM-1070 frequency operates a true daytimer protecting the former 50,000 watt clear channel (1-B) station, CBA from Moncton, New Brunswick.

WDOT originally started broadcasting in April 1954 on the 1400 frequency, and was Burlington's top-40 radio station for years. The station moved once sport down the dial to 1390 and was allowed to broadcast with 5,000 watts of power both daytme and nighttime. The station uses a three tower directional antenna at night to protect 1390 co-channels in Syracuse, NY, (WFBL) Presque Isle, Maine, (WEGP) and Plymouth Massachusetts (WPLM).

On September 24 2002, the station changed its call sign to WVAA, on August 21, 2006 to the current WCAT, [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=73613&Callsign=WCAT |title=WCAT Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

References

External links

*AMQ|WCAT
*AML|WCAT
*AMARB|WCAT
*http://www.vab.org/ VAB Website
Burlington-Plattsburgh Radio