WBCR (AM)

For the low power FM radio station in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States, see WBCR-LP. For the FM radio station in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, see WBCR-FM.

WBCR

Alcoa, Tennessee
Frequency	1470 kHz
Programming
Format	Religious/conservative talk
Affiliations	Genesis Communications Network
Ownership
Owner	Blount County Broadcasting Corp.
History
First air date	1957
Former call signs	WMDR (1984–1993)
Call sign meaning	Blount County Radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5887
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 77 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°46′04″N 84°00′57″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	truthradio.tv

WBCR (1470 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Alcoa, Tennessee, United States. The station is currently owned by Blount County Broadcasting Corp.^[2][3] The station programming is a mixture of religious and conservative talk and religious music.^[4]

History

The station went on the air as WEAG in 1957, in a full-service/MOR format, later changing its call sign to WMDR ("The Music Doctor"), on 1984-07-16, and programming Top-40. Later, the format switched to easy listening. On 01-11-1993, the station changed its call sign to the current WBCR.^[5]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WBCR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "WBCR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "WBCR Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
4. "WBCR Schedule". truthradio.tv.
5. "WBCR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 5887 (WBCR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WBCR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database