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(Redirected from W222CW) For the Atlanta, Georgia TV station that became WTBS, see WPCH-TV. Radio station in Mount Holly, North Carolina
WTCG
Broadcast areaCharlotte metropolitan area
Frequency870 kHz
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner
  • Fiorini Broadcasting, LLC
  • (Bible Clarity)
History
First air dateJune 28, 1961 (63 years ago) (1961-06-28) as 1370 WGCH in Clayton, Georgia
Former call signsWGHC (1961–2009)
Former frequencies1370 kHz (1961–2009)
Call sign meaningWorship The Creator God
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID68392
ClassD
Power5,000 watts (days only)
Transmitter coordinates35°16′25″N 80°51′40″W / 35.27361°N 80.86111°W / 35.27361; -80.86111
Translator(s)W222CW (92.3 MHz, Charlotte)
Links
Public license information
WebsiteWTCGradio.com

WTCG (870 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Mount Holly, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It is owned by Fiorini Broadcasting, LLC. It is managed by Bible Clarity, based in Birmingham, Alabama. WTCG has a Christian talk and teaching radio format.

By day, WTCG transmits with 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Because 870 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for WWL in New Orleans, WTCG must sign off at night. WTCG's transmitter is off North Hoskins Road in Charlotte, near Interstate 85. Programming is heard around the clock on 250 watt FM translator W222CW at 92.3 in Charlotte.

History

For the station that occupied the 870 kHz dial position from 1946 to 1992, see WGTL (defunct).

The radio station now at 870 kHz was previously licensed in Clayton, Georgia, but changed its city of license to Mount Holly, North Carolina, in 2009. When the move occurred, the station moved from 250 watts of power on 1370 kHz to 5,000 watts of power on 870 kHz, the frequency formerly occupied by defunct radio station WGTL. The call sign changed from WGHC to WTCG.

WGHC was sold by Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting to Family First in a deal announced in 2008. Family First owner Linda de Romanett transferred the station's license from Family First to affiliate Bible Clarity on May 19, 2016.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WTCG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. FCC.gov/WTCG
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WTCG
  4. Radio-Locator.com/W222CW
  5. "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, June 9, 2008.

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