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WCLT-FM
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Newark, Ohio;
Broadcast area	Columbus metropolitan area
Frequency	100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	T-100
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: 104.7 The Big Lick (Rock)
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks; Motor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner	WCLT Radio
Sister stations	WCLT (AM)
History
First air date	August 7, 1947; 77 years ago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71285
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	119 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°2′2.00″N 82°24′8.00″W / 40.0338889°N 82.4022222°W
Translator(s)	HD2: 104.7 W284CH (Newark)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live; Listen Live (HD2)
Website	wclt.com; thebiglick.com (HD2)

WCLT-FM (100.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. It is owned by WCLT Radio and uses the slogan Today's Country and Your All-Time Favorites, T-100. Licensed to Newark, Ohio, it serves the Columbus metropolitan area. In morning drive time, T-100 carries the syndicated Big D and Bubba Show.

WCLT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum for most of Ohio.^[3]^[4] The transmitter and studios are on Jacksonville Road (Ohio State Route 13) in Newark. WCLT-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.^[5] The HD2 digital subchannel carries a mainstream rock format known as "104.7 The Big Lick." It feeds FM translator W284CH at 104.7 MHz.

History

WCLT-FM signed on the air on August 7, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-07).^[6] It was owned by The Advocate, Newark's daily newspaper.^[7] In its early days, WCLT-FM largely simulcast co-owned WCLT 1480 AM.

By the 1970s, the FM station was offering separate programming. While WCLT (AM) was a Top 40 station, WCLT-FM played automated easy listening music. In the 1980s, the station made the transition to soft adult contemporary music. In the 1990s, it flipped to country music.