WCTK

WCTK

City	New Bedford, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	New Bedford, Massachusetts Providence, Rhode Island
Branding	"Cat Country 98.1"
Slogan	"Southern New England's Country"
Frequency	98.1 MHz (Channel 251)
First air date	December 9, 1946 (1946-12-09)^[1] (as WFMR)
Format	Country
ERP	47,000 watts
HAAT	155 metres (509 ft)
Class	B
Facility ID	25869
Transmitter coordinates	41°37′23″N 70°55′05″W / 41.623°N 70.918°W / 41.623; -70.918Coordinates: 41°37′23″N 70°55′05″W / 41.623°N 70.918°W / 41.623; -70.918
Callsign meaning	WCTK = Cat
Former callsigns	WFMR (1946–1954) WNBH-FM (1954–1973) WMYS (1973–1989)
Owner	Hall Communications
Sister stations	WLKW, WNBH
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wctk.com

WCTK (98.1 FM) is a Country formatted radio station serving Southern New England, with studios in Providence, Rhode Island, and transmitter in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

History

WCTK was originally WFMR and an authorized power of 20 kilowatts. It went on the air December 9, 1946;^[1] during the inaugural program, Massachusetts governor Maurice J. Tobin said that WFMR was the first new FM station to sign on in New England after World War II.^[2] In 1973, WFMR changed its callsign to WMYS, with an Oldies and Classic Hits format. On July 28, 1989, the station switched formats to Country followed by a call sign change to WCTK^[3] on August 24, 1989. First known as "Country 98.1 WCTK," the branding was changed to the current "Cat Country 98.1" in 1994. In 1997, the station moved its studios from New Bedford to the Roland Building in Providence to concentrate on fully serving the Providence Arbitron metro.

References

1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-390. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
↑ "Gov. Tobin Participates In WFMR Inauguration" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. December 16, 1946. p. 34. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=25869&Callsign=WCTK

External links

Radio stations in the New Bedford–Fall River, Massachusetts market

By AM frequency	1340 1400 1420 1480

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.3 91.1 96.5 97.3 98.1 107.1

Via FM subcarrier	67 kHz Talking Information Center (radio reading service)

Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	89.3-1 98.1-1

By callsign	W243BG WBSM WCTK WFHL WFHN WHTB WJFD-FM WNBH WPMW WSAR WTKL WUMD

Defunct	WPEP/1570 WWTA/88.5

Plus almost all Providence stations See also List of radio stations in Massachusetts

Nearby radio markets Boston Cape Cod Providence

Radio stations in the Providence–Warwick–Pawtucket, Rhode Island market

By AM frequency	550 630 790 920 1110 1220 1240 1290 1320 1380 1450 1590 1630

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.7 90.3 90.7² 91.3 91.5 92.3 93.3 93.7 94.1 95.1 95.5 96.5 97.3¹ 98.1¹ 99.7 100.3 101.5 103.7 104.7 105.1 106.3

Via FM subcarrier	67 kHz Insight Radio (radio reading service)

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4

Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	93.3-1 93.3-2 93.3-3 98.1-1 102.7-1 102.7-2

By callsign	WARA WARV WBRU WCTK¹ WCVY WDOM WEAN-FM WELH WHJJ WHJY WIGV-LP WJFD-FM¹ WJMF WKKB WLKW WNRI WOON WPMZ WPQB669 WPRO WPRO-FM WPRV WQRI WRIU WRNI WSJW WSNE-FM WSTL WVEI-FM WWBB WWKX WWLI WWRI-LP WXJ39 W229AN W284BA "WXIN"²

Defunct stations	WALE/990 WHIM Country WKFD/1370 WFCI/1420 WPTL/90.9, 91.5 WRJI/91.5 WHJY HD2/94.1-2 WLOV/99.9 WLIV/107.7 ¹ = Radio station from a neighboring market which targets Providence. ² = Part 15 radio stations with notability

Nearby radio markets Boston New Bedford–Fall River New London Newport Worcester Cape Cod See also List of radio stations in Rhode Island ¹ station that is in the New Bedford market or Newport market but focuses on Providence.

Hall Communications

AM radio stations	WICH WILI WJOY WLKW WLPA WNBH WONN

FM radio stations	WBTZ WCTK WCTY WILI-FM WIZN WKNL WKOL WLKF WNLC WOKO WONN-FM WPCV WROZ WWRZ

Country radio stations in the state of Massachusetts

By frequency	940 95.3 98.1 98.9 100.9 101.7 102.5 103.9

By callsign	WBWL WCTK WGFP WKLB-FM WKPE-FM WORC-FM WPVQ WRNX

By community of license	Amherst Greenfield Lynn New Bedford South Yarmouth Waltham Webster Webster

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Massachusetts

Cat Country branded radio stations in the United States

Current	KATC-FM (Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Colorado) KKMV (Twin Falls, Idaho) KSLY-FM (San Luis Obispo, California) KSNR (Grand Forks, North Dakota) WCTK (New Bedford, Massachusetts/Providence, Rhode Island) WCTO (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) WJEN (Killington, Vermont) WKKT (Charlotte, North Carolina) WKTT (Salisbury, Maryland) WLCY-FM (Indiana, Pennsylvania) WPUR (Atlantic City, New Jersey) WQMT (Decatur, Tennessee) WYCT (Pensacola, Florida)

Former	KDRK-FM (Spokane, Washington) KKAT-FM (Salt Lake City, Utah) WHHY-FM (Montgomery, Alabama) WKTT (Cleveland, Wisconsin) WZMR (Altamont, New York)

News/talk/sports brands Air America Bloomberg Radio ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio NPR SB Nation Radio Music brands Bob FM Cat Country (Country Only) Froggy Hank FM Jack FM KISS-FM MOViN Nash FM (Country Only) Radio Disney The Fox The X Religious brands AFR Air 1 K-LOVE

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