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| logo = [[Image:WCLT T100.3 logo.jpg|200px]]<br> [[Image:W284CH_104.7theBIGlick_logo.jpg|100px]]
| logo = [[Image:WCLT T100.3 logo.jpg|200px]]<br> [[Image:W284CH_104.7theBIGlick_logo.jpg|100px]]
| city = [[Newark, Ohio]]
| city = [[Newark, Ohio]]
| area = [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| area = [[Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio|Columbus metropolitan area]]
| branding = ''T-100'' (1968-present)
| branding = ''T-100''
| frequency = 100.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| frequency = 100.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|104.7|W284CH|Newark|HD2}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|104.7|W284CH|Newark|HD2}}
| airdate = July [[1947 in radio|1947]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wclt.com/am/history.cfm|title=WCLT History}}</ref>
| airdate = {{start date and age|1947|8|7}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wclt.com/am/history.cfm|title=WCLT History}}</ref>
| format = [[Beautiful music]] (1947-1968)<br/>[[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]] (1968-1990)<br/>[[Country music|Country]] (1990-present)
| format = [[Country music|Country]]
| subchannels = HD2: 104.7 The Big Lick ([[Mainstream rock|Rock]])
| subchannels = HD2: 104.7 The Big Lick ([[Mainstream rock|Rock]])
| power =
| power =
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| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = [[Fox News Radio]] (2003-present)
| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]]<br>[[Motor Racing Network]]
| owner = Bob Pricer
| owner = WCLT Radio
| licensee =
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[WCLT (AM)]]
| sister_stations = [[WCLT (AM)]]
| webcast = [https://mainstreamnetwork.com/listen/mobile_iphone.asp?station=wclt-fm Listen Live]<br>[http://player.prostreaming.net/biglick Listen Live (HD2)]
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.wclt.com wclt.com]<br>[http://www.thebiglick.com thebiglick.com] (HD2)
| website = [http://www.wclt.com wclt.com]<br>[http://www.thebiglick.com thebiglick.com] (HD2)
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


[[Image:WCLT HD.png|thumb|left|200px|WCLT's [[HD Radio]] Channels on a SPARC Radio with [[Program-associated data|PSD]].]]
[[Image:WCLT HD.png|thumb|left|200px|WCLT's [[HD Radio]] Channels on a SPARC Radio with [[Program-associated data|PSD]].]]


'''WCLT-FM''' (100.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[country music]] [[radio format]]. It is owned by WCLT Radio and uses the slogan ''Today's Country and Your All-Time Favorites, T-100''. Licensed to [[Newark, Ohio]], it serves the [[Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio|Columbus metropolitan area]]. In morning [[drive time]], T-100 carries the [[radio syndication|syndicated]] ''[[Big D and Bubba|Big D and Bubba Show]]''.
'''WCLT-FM''' (100.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] in [[Newark, Ohio]], broadcasting a [[country music]] format since 1990. When WCLT-FM signed on the air in July of 1947, it was a traditional [[Beautiful music|beautiful music]] station, and then, it switched to an [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] station in 1968; adopting the T-100 brand. On February 5, 1990, WCLT-FM dropped its adult contemporary format, and the station switched to country music. The first song to play on the country format was Garth Brooks 1989 debut single "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)". WCLT-FM also had [[Information|information]], [[Community|community]], [[News|news]], [[Sport|sports]], and [[Weather|weather]], which was the largest musical segment in [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]]. We left the station in place, we left the call letters, and all we did was add [[Country music|country music]]. It was a very positive move, all the way around for WCLT-FM. In 2009, WCLT-FM shut down analog radio, and the station broadcasted digitally at 100.3HDFM, switching to [[HD Radio|HD radio]].


WCLT-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 50,000 [[watt]]s, the current maximum for most of Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WCLT-FM |title=WCLT-FM Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WCLT-FM|title=WCLT-FM Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref> The [[transmitter]] and studios are on Jacksonville Road ([[Ohio State Route 13]]) in Newark. WCLT-FM broadcasts using [[HD Radio]] technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=27 |title=HD Radio Station Guide |work=HD Radio |publisher=iBiquity }}</ref> The HD2 [[digital subchannel]] carries a [[mainstream rock]] format known as "104.7 The Big Lick." It feeds [[FM translator]] '''W284CH''' at 104.7 MHz.
==Program format==
*'''50 Minute Music Hour''': 50 minutes of non-stop country music.
*'''Central Ohio Weather''': A wide variety of weather forecasts throughout central Ohio.
*'''Country Gold Saturday Night''': Airs every Saturday night, featuring a wide variety of classic country songs that is country gold.
*'''All-Time Favorites''': Featuring all-time favorites of classic country songs.
*'''T-100 News''': An in-depth report on news stories throughout central Ohio.
*'''T-100 Dateline''': A radio DJ tells a caller by asking questions to provide the answer.
*'''T-100 Hotline''': A radio DJ calls a toll-free hotline by dialing 1-800-WCLT-123.
*'''Powersource Top 20''': Airs every Sunday night, featuring top 20 of your favorite country songs.
*'''The Crook & Chase Country Countdown''': [[Lorianne Crook]] and [[Charlie Chase (broadcaster)|Charlie Chase]] countdown your favorite country songs.
*'''Big D & Bubba's Weekly Podcast''': Big D & Bubba focus on a different topic, along with call-ins, interviews, games, and conversation.


==Timeline==
==History==
WCLT-FM [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on {{start date and age|1947|8|7}}.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1990.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1990] page B-243, [[Broadcasting & Cable]]</ref> It was owned by ''[[The Advocate (Newark)|The Advocate]]'', Newark's daily newspaper.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paper Heralds WCLT|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-09-01-BC.pdf|access-date=7 October 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=September 1, 1947}}</ref> In its early days, WCLT-FM largely [[simulcast]] co-owned [[WCLT (AM)|WCLT]] [[1480 AM]].
*'''Late 1940's''': The concept of FM radio was just in the beginning stages, AM radio had already been established and made its way into many homes.

*'''1947''': WCLT-FM signs on the air for the first time in [[Newark, Ohio]]; The original DJs were Ben Windle, Bob Pricer, Tom Rogers, Gene Ragle, and Mae Jackson.
By the 1970s, the FM station was offering separate programming. While WCLT (AM) was a [[Top 40]] station, WCLT-FM played [[broadcast automation|automated]] [[easy listening]] music. In the 1980s, the station made the transition to [[soft adult contemporary]] music. In the 1990s, it flipped to [[country music]].
*'''1956''': WCLT-FM celebrated its 10th anniversary.
*'''1963''': WCLT-FM becomes affiliated with the [[Associated Press]], giving first-hand access to news, sports, and weather 24 hours a day.
*'''1966''': WCLT-FM celebrated its 20th anniversary.
*'''1968''': WCLT-FM adopts the T-100 brand, and was licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission]]; the station switched to an adult contemporary format.
*'''1969''': WCLT-FM became an affiliate of the Indians Radio Network, airing [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] games live on the AM station.
*'''1970''': WCLT-FM became affiliated with live games of Ohio State football, Ohio State basketball, and the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team.
*'''1976''': WCLT-FM celebrated its 30th anniversary.
*'''1982''': Doug Pricer becomes president and general manager of WCLT-FM.
*'''1986''': WCLT-FM celebrated its 40th anniversary.
*'''1989''': Randy Green becomes sales manager of WCLT-FM, started off as an account executive at an adult contemporary station.
*'''1990''': WCLT-FM drops the adult contemporary format, and the station switched to country music; the first song to play was [[Rosanne Cash]]'s 1981 hit [[Seven Year Ache (song)|Seven Year Ache]], becoming WCLT-FM's most popular song, receiving its heavy rotation.
*'''1991''': Dave Johnson becomes traffic manager of WCLT-FM.
*'''1992''': Ron Strong joins WCLT-FM as program director and radio DJ.
*'''1993''': Ronda James-Taggart joins WCLT-FM as a female radio DJ.
*'''1996''': WCLT-FM celebrated its 50th anniversary, and WCLT-FM goes on the internet; launching its official internet website.
*'''1998''': WCLT-FM adopts the T-100 slogan "Good Times, Great Country; T-100".
*'''2003''': WCLT-FM adds [[Fox News Radio]] to the country format, and T-100 adopted a new slogan "Todays Country & Your All-Time Favorites; T-100".
*'''2006''': WCLT-FM celebrated its 60th anniversary.
*'''2009''': WCLT-FM shuts down analog radio, and the station began broadcasting digitally at 100.3HDFM, switching to [[HD radio]].
*'''2012''': WCLT-FM introduced T-100's new logo, adopting a new slogan "Your Hometown Country Station; T-100".
*'''2013''': WCLT-FM adds [[Mainstream rock|mainstream rock]] station 104.7 The Big Lick, on its sister station [[WCLT (AM)]].
*'''2016''': WCLT-FM celebrated its 70th anniversary.
*'''2020''': WCLT-FM adds the Big D & Bubba podcast.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{FM station data|WCLT}}
*{{FM station data|71285|WCLT-FM}}
*{{FMQ|W284CH}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|144410|W284CH}}
*{{FXL|W284CH}}
*{{FXL|W284CH}}


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[[Category:Radio stations in Columbus, Ohio|CLT-FM]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Columbus, Ohio|CLT-FM]]
[[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Ohio]]



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Latest revision as of 10:57, 19 July 2024

For the AM radio station in Newark, Ohio, United States, see WCLT (AM).
WCLT-FM

Broadcast areaColumbus metropolitan area
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingT-100
Programmierung
FormatLand
SubchannelsHD2: 104.7 The Big Lick (Rock)
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Motor Racing Network
Ownership
OwnerWCLT Radio
WCLT (AM)
History
First air date
August 7, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-07)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71285
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT119 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°2′2.00″N 82°24′8.00″W / 40.0338889°N 82.4022222°W / 40.0338889; -82.4022222
Translator(s)HD2: 104.7 W284CH (Newark)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitewclt.com
thebiglick.com (HD2)
WCLT's HD Radio Channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD.

WCLT-FM (100.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. It is owned by WCLT Radio and uses the slogan Today's Country and Your All-Time Favorites, T-100. Licensed to Newark, Ohio, it serves the Columbus metropolitan area. In morning drive time, T-100 carries the syndicated Big D and Bubba Show.

WCLT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum for most of Ohio.[3][4] The transmitter and studios are on Jacksonville Road (Ohio State Route 13) in Newark. WCLT-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[5] The HD2 digital subchannel carries a mainstream rock format known as "104.7 The Big Lick." It feeds FM translator W284CH at 104.7 MHz.

History

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WCLT-FM signed on the air on August 7, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-07).[6] It was owned by The Advocate, Newark's daily newspaper.[7] In its early days, WCLT-FM largely simulcast co-owned WCLT 1480 AM.

By the 1970s, the FM station was offering separate programming. While WCLT (AM) was a Top 40 station, WCLT-FM played automated easy listening music. In the 1980s, the station made the transition to soft adult contemporary music. In the 1990s, it flipped to country music.

References

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  1. ^ "WCLT History".
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCLT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WCLT-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "WCLT-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ^ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.
  6. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-243, Broadcasting & Cable
  7. ^ "Paper Heralds WCLT" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 1, 1947. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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