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{{short description|Radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania}}
{{short description|Radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania}}
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WCTL
| name = WCTL
| city = [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
| logo = 106.3_WCTL-Erie,_PA.png
| area = [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
| logo_size =
| city = [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
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| branding = 106.3 WCTL
| area = [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
| slogan = "Faith. Family. Fun."
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| branding = 106.3 WCTL
| frequency = 106.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| frequency = 106.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| airdate = April 23, 1967 (as WBVB)<ref name="airdate">{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1969/1969-BC-YB.pdf|date=1969|work=Broadcasting Yearbook|title=WBVB(FM)|page=B-148 (312)|accessdate=February 21, 2020}}</ref>
| airdate = April 23, 1967 (as WBVB)<ref name="airdate">{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1969/1969-BC-YB.pdf|date=1969|work=Broadcasting Yearbook|title=WBVB(FM)|page=B-148 (312)|accessdate=February 21, 2020}}</ref>
| format = [[Contemporary Christian]]
| format = [[Contemporary Christian music|Christian]] [[Adult contemporary music#Hot adult contemporary|hot AC]]
| erp = 860 [[watt]]s
| erp = 860 [[watt]]s
| haat = 262.1 meters
| haat = 262.1 [[meter]]s
| class = A
| class = A
| facility_id = 28774
| facility_id = 28774
| callsign_meaning = '''W'''ith<br>'''C'''hrist<BR> '''T'''here's<BR>'''L'''ife
| callsign_meaning = <u>W</u>ith <u>C</u>hrist, <u>T</u>here's <u>L</u>ife
| owner = Inspiration Time, Inc.
| owner = Inspiration Time, Inc.
| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/61711]
| website = [http://www.wctl.org/ wctl.org]
| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/61711 Listen Live]
| website = {{url|wctl.org}}
| former_callsigns = WBVB (1967–1972)
| former_callsigns = WBVB (1967–1972)
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| coordinates = {{coord|42.001|N|79.876|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC}}
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|}}
| translator = 93.1 W226BQ (Girard)<br>{{nowrap|99.1 W256AL (North East)}}<br>105.9 W290BI (Erie)
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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}}


'''WCTL''' is a Christian radio station on [[106.3 FM]] in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. The station is owned and operated by Inspiration Time, Inc.
'''WCTL''' is a Christian radio station on [[106.3 FM]] in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. The station is owned and operated by Inspiration Time, Inc.
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==Translators==
==Translators==
WCTL has a translator in Erie proper and translators in towns in either direction along the shore of Lake Erie. The Girard translator is owned by Girard Alliance Church.
WCTL has translators in towns in either direction along the shore of Lake Erie. The Girard translator is owned by Girard Alliance Church.


{{RadioTranslators
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WCTL
| callsign = WCTL


| call1 = W290BI
| call1 = W256AL
| freq1 = 105.9
| freq1 = 99.1
| city1 = Erie, Pennsylvania
| city1 = North East, Pennsylvania
| fid1 = 141612
| fid1 = 141622
| watts1 = 85
| watts1 = 200
| haat1 = 2.6
| haat1 = -0.2
| class1 = D
| class1 = D
| notes1 = CP: 180 watts
| notes1 =


| call2 = W256AL
| call2 = W226BQ
| freq2 = 99.1
| freq2 = 93.1
| city2 = North East, Pennsylvania
| city2 = Girard, Pennsylvania
| fid2 = 141622
| fid2 = 141643
| watts2 = 200
| watts2 = 38
| haat2 = -0.2
| haat2 = 4.6
| class2 = D
| class2 = D
| notes2 =
| notes2 =


| call3 = W226AL
| call3 = W290BI
| freq3 = 93.1
| freq3 = 105.9
| city3 = Girard, Pennsylvania
| city3 = Erie, Pennsylvania
| fid3 = 141643
| fid3 = 141612
| watts3 = 38
| watts3 = 180
| haat3 = 4.6
| haat3 = 262
| class3 = D
| class3 = D
| notes3 =
| notes3 =
}}
}}

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.wctl.org/}}
*{{official website|http://www.wctl.org/}}
*{{FM station data|WCTL}}
*{{FM station data|28774|WCTL}}


{{Erie Radio}}
{{Erie Radio}}

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{{coord|42.001|N|79.876|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=title}}


[[Category:Radio stations in Erie, Pennsylvania|CTL]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Erie, Pennsylvania|CTL]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1967]]

Latest revision as of 10:29, 12 July 2024

WCTL
Broadcast areaErie, Pennsylvania
Frequency106.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding106.3 WCTL
Programming
FormatChristian hot AC
Ownership
OwnerInspiration Time, Inc.
History
First air date
April 23, 1967 (as WBVB)[1]
Former call signs
WBVB (1967–1972)
Call sign meaning
With Christ, There's Life
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28774
ClassA
ERP860 watts
HAAT262.1 meters
Transmitter coordinates
42°00′04″N 79°52′34″W / 42.001°N 79.876°W / 42.001; -79.876
Translator(s)93.1 W226BQ (Girard)
99.1 W256AL (North East)
105.9 W290BI (Erie)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewctl.org

WCTL is a Christian radio station on 106.3 FM in Erie, Pennsylvania. The station is owned and operated by Inspiration Time, Inc.

History

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The 106.3 license began operations as WBVB, licensed to Union City, on April 23, 1967.[1] The call letters came from the original owners, William E. Baker and Virgil A. Brown.[3] The four-month-old FM outlet would go through a major transformation when a group of 21 Christian businessmen and pastors, organized as Inspiration Time, Inc., became a part-owner of the Bee Bee Broadcasting Company on October 3, 1967[4] (with FCC approval obtained in early 1968); when Inspiration Time bought the station outright in 1971, it changed the call letters to the present WCTL on February 1, 1972; a power increase from 435 to 3,000 watts followed that April.[3] A translator in Erie was first established in 1978.[4]

The station grew again in the early 1990s when it increased its power to 6,000 watts. A translator was also briefly put into service in Oil City[4] before it was displaced by a new full-service FM station. More translators were built in North East, Warren, and Jamestown, New York; the Warren and Jamestown translators, as well as WYVL in Youngsville, a station that had been donated to Inspiration Time by original WBVB owner Baker at his death,[4] were sold to the Calvary Church of Russell in 2012 and now operate as a separate Christian radio station.[5]

In 2017, in conjunction with WCTL's 50th anniversary, Inspiration Time conducted a capital fundraising campaign to fund the purchase of radio station WZTE from Mercyhurst University in order to change its community of license to Union City. By maintaining a station licensed to Union City, WCTL would be able to change its city of license to Erie and move its signal closer to the population center of Erie County. The FCC granted construction permits for the project; on January 2, 2019 construction was completed, and program testing began on the new WCTL facility near the intersection of US 19 and Interstate 90.

Since the mid-1980s, WCTL has provided live coverage of high school football contests as a service to the community, expanding from single team coverage to multiple schools in 1993.

Translators

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WCTL has translators in towns in either direction along the shore of Lake Erie. The Girard translator is owned by Girard Alliance Church.

Broadcast translators for WCTL
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W256AL 99.1 FM North East, Pennsylvania 141622 200 −0.2 m (−1 ft) D LMS
W226BQ 93.1 FM Girard, Pennsylvania 141643 38 4.6 m (15 ft) D LMS
W290BI 105.9 FM Erie, Pennsylvania 141612 180 262 m (860 ft) D LMS

References

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  1. ^ a b "WBVB(FM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1969. p. B-148 (312). Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCTL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ a b

    FCC History Cards for WCTL

  4. ^ a b c d "History". WCTL. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Fybush, Scott (September 17, 2012). "NERW 9/17/2012: Shark Sighting on Long Island". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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