WXCT

WXCT (1370 AM, "Alt 98-7") is a radio station serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. The station is owned by Bahakel Communications along with WDEF-FM, WDOD-FM, and WUUQ.

For the Southington, Connecticut radio station that held the call sign WXCT at 990 AM from 2003 to 2016, see WNTY.
WXCT
CityChattanooga, Tennessee
Broadcast areaChattanooga, Tennessee
Frequency1370 kHz
BrandingALT 98-7
SloganWhere Music Matters in Chattanooga
Programming
FormatAAA
Ownership
OwnerBahakel Communications
(Jackson Telecasters, Inc.)
Sister stationsWDEF-FM, WDOD-FM, WUUQ
History
First air dateDecember 31, 1940 (1940-12-31) (as WDEF at 1400)
Former call signsWDEF (1940–2016)
Former frequencies1400 kHz (1940–1948)
Call sign meaningW X Chattanooga Tennessee
Technical information
Facility ID57845
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates35°02′25″N 85°20′22″W
Translator(s)98.7 W254DB (Chattanooga)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.alt98.com

History

WXCT signed on as WDEF on December 31, 1940 at 1400 on the AM dial, and was moved to 1370 in the late 1940s. It has long been the sister station to WDEF-FM and was the sister station to WDEF-TV, before being spun off from the CBS affiliate in the 1990s.

On October 30, 2016, WDEF changed their call letters to WXCT.[1]

On November 14, 2016 at 8 a.m. WXCT dropped its simulcast with WUUQ and changed their format to adult album alternative, branded as "Alt 93.9" (simulcast on FM translator W230CN 93.9 FM Chattanooga).[2]

On September 1, 2017, WXCT changed its FM translator frequency from 93.9 MHz (W230CN) to 98.7 MHz (W254DB) and rebranded as "ALT 98-7."

Translator
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W254DB98.7Chattanooga, Tennessee15686562368 m (1,207 ft)D35°00′33″N 85°20′41″WFCC

References
  1. WXCT Call Sign History
  2. Alt 93.9 Launching in Chattanooga Radioinsight - November 13, 2016


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