WTCJ
{{for|the Cannelton, Indiana radio station that held the call sign WTCJ-FM at 105.7 FM from 2000 to 2013|WCJZ}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WTCJ
| logo =
| logo_size =
| city = Tell City, Indiana
| area =
| branding = Jack FM
| frequency = 1230 kHz
| translator = {{ubl|98.7 W254CC (Owensboro)|106.7 W294CG (Tell City)}}
| airdate = 1948
| format = Adult hits
| language = English
| power = 850 watts
| class = C
| facility_id = 18277
| coordinates = {{coord|37|55|33|N|86|43|19|W|type:landmark_region:US-IN|display=inline}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies =
| affiliations = Jack FM network
| owner = Cromwell Radio Group
| licensee = Hancock Communications, Inc.
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WBIO|WKCM|WLME|WCJZ|WVJS|WXCM}}
| webcast = [https://www.owensbororadio.com/player/?playerID=609 Listen Live]
| website = [https://owensbororadio.com/jackfm/ WTCJ Online]
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
WTCJ (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to Tell City, Indiana. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., doing business as the Cromwell Radio Group, and the station's broadcast license is held by Hancock Communications, Inc.
History
The Federal communications Commission awarded a construction permit for a new radio station, with WTCJ as its assigned callsign to local businessman James Rowland Brewer on December 17, 1946.{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=18277 |title= History Cards for WTCJ|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards) Under ownership by Brewer's newly-formed business, the Tell City Broadcasting Company, the station signed on in March 1948.{{cite book|title=Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State|year=1995|last=Nash|first=Francis M.|publisher=Host Communications|location=Lexington, Kentucky|page=100|isbn=9781879688933|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Towers-Over-Kentucky-Nash-1995.pdf|via=World Radio History}}
=Recent developments=
The station had been broadcasting an oldies format until August 1, 2014, when it switched to an adult hits format. The station launched an FM translator, Cannelton-licensed W227CO, that year.
On February 1, 2017, it began broadcasting an urban contemporary format as 93.3 The Vibe. This ended when it returned to their adult hits format in August 2020, this time as part of the Jack FM.
Programming
WTCJ broadcasts an adult hits format.
Previous logos
References
External links
- [http://www.owensbororadio.com/71062-2/ WTCJ official website]
- {{AM station data|18277|WTCJ}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|138392|W254CC}}
- {{FXL|W254CC}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|200254|W294CG}}
- {{FXL|W294CG}}
{{Owensboro Radio}}
Category:Adult hits radio stations in the United States
Category:Perry County, Indiana
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