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For the Atlanta, Georgia TV station that became WTBS, see WPCH-TV. Radio station in Mount Holly, North Carolina

WTCG
Mount Holly, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Charlotte metropolitan area
Frequency	870 kHz
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner	Fiorini Broadcasting, LLC (Bible Clarity)
History
First air date	June 28, 1961 (63 years ago) (1961-06-28) as 1370 WGCH in Clayton, Georgia
Former call signs	WGHC (1961–2009)
Former frequencies	1370 kHz (1961–2009)
Call sign meaning	Worship The Creator God
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68392
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (days only)
Transmitter coordinates	35°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	Public file LMS
Website	WTCGradio.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

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

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 68392 (WTCG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WTCG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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