WKCI-FM
{{short description|Contemporary hit radio station in Hamden–New Haven, Connecticut}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| city = Hamden, Connecticut
| country = US
| above =
| name = WKCI-FM
| logo = {{Photo montage
| photo1a = WKCI-FM KC101 logo.webp{{!}}KC 101 logo
| photo2a = WKCI-HD2 & W265DB-FM Logo.png{{!}}Logo for 100.9 The Beat (WKCI-HD2)
| border = 0
| color = transparent
| spacing = 5
}}
| logo_size =
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| area = New Haven–Hartford–Bridgeport, Connecticut
| frequency = 101.3 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| rds =
| branding = KC101
| languages =
| format = Contemporary hit radio
| subchannels = HD2: 100.9 The Beat (Mainstream urban)
| network =
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
| owner = iHeartMedia
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| operator =
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WAVZ|WELI}}
| founded =
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1969|2|10}}
| last_airdate =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WDEE-FM (1965–1966, CP)|WKCI (1966–1980)|WKCI-FM (1980)|WKCI (1980–2001)}}
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| former_frequencies =
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| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 11930
| class = B
| power =
| erp = {{val|12000|u=watts|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|279|m|ft|sp=us}}
| coordinates = {{coord|41.434|N|72.945|W|type:landmark_region:US-CT_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| translators = {{Radio Relay|100.9|W265DB|Milbrook|HD2}}
| repeaters =
| webcast = {{ubl|{{iHeartRadio|457}}|HD2: {{iHeartRadio|6766}}}}
| website = {{ubl|{{URL|kc101.iheart.com}}|HD2: {{URL|thebeatnewhaven.iheart.com}}}}
}}
WKCI-FM (101.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to the suburb of Hamden, Connecticut, it serves New Haven and Hartford. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.
The studios are in Radio Towers Park on Benham Street in Hamden, where it shares facilities with sister stations WELI and WAVZ. WKCI-FM transmits a full Class B signal, broadcasting with 12,000 watts{{cite web|url=http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=614940 |title=WKCI-FM : Call Sign History |website=Fccinfo.com |access-date=February 28, 2016}} from a {{convert|915|ft|m|adj=on}} tower, the equivalent of 50,000 watts at {{convert|500|ft|m}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProASRLookup.php?tabSearchType=ASR+Search&sASR=1216288&HorizAMSL=379&CallLetters=WKCI-FM |title=Antenna Structure Registration 1216288 |website=Fccinfo.com |access-date=February 28, 2016}} The station's transmitter is on Madmare Mountain in Hamden near the WTNH transmitter site (where WKCI-FM formerly transmitted from until moving to its current tower in 2003).{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=100603700&formid=301&fac_num=11930 |title=CDBS Print |website=Licensing.fcc.gov |access-date=February 28, 2016}}
Throughout the 1980s, WKCI was an affiliate of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40. iHeartMedia also owns a talk station in Waynesboro, Virginia, which shares the call sign WKCI on AM 970.
HD Radio
WKCI-FM began broadcasts in HD Radio in December 2004.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1033963 |title=Application Search Details |website=Licensing.fcc.gov |access-date=February 28, 2016}} Its HD2 signal airs a mainstream urban format, providing a second option to WZMX, and is simulcast on FM translator W265DB at 100.9 MHz, known as "100.9 The Beat"; this format signed on the air at 12{{nbsp}}a.m. on June 23, 2015.[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/93357/beat-to-drop-in-new-haven/ radioinsight.com (June 23, 2015)]
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WKCI-FM HD2
| width =
| call1 = W265DB
| freq1 = 100.9
| fid1 = 139897
| watts1 = 250
| class1 = D
| city1 = Milbrook, Connecticut
| coord1 = {{coord|41|20|58.8|N|72|58|20.7|W|region:US-CT_type:landmark|name=W265DB}}
| notes1 =
}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|kc101.iheart.com}}
{{FM station data|11930|WKCI-FM}}
- {{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=81590 |title= History Cards for WKCI-FM|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|139897|W265DB}}
- {{FMXL|W265DB}}
{{New Haven Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Connecticut}}
{{Elvis Duran and the Morning Show}}
{{IHeartMedia}}
Category:1969 establishments in Connecticut
Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:IHeartMedia radio stations
Category:Mass media in New Haven County, Connecticut
Category:Mass media in New Haven, Connecticut