WCTN
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Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 950 kHz |
| Branding | Auténtica 950 |
| Programming | |
| LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from text | Spanish |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WIN Radio Broadcasting Corporation |
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Former call signs | WXLN (1964–1973) |
Call sign meaning | "Christ To the Nation"[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 59711 | |
| Class | D |
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| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Template:Radio Relay |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
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WCTN is a Spanish hits radio station broadcasting on 950 kHz in the medium-wave AM band from Potomac, Maryland.
History
Seven Locks Broadcasting Company obtained a construction permit for station WXLN on July 1, 1964. Seven Locks was beset by financial problems; the permit was initially applied for in 1958 but faced delays due to ownership changes, and the deadline to construct was extended ten times between 1964 and 1971. WXLN went on the air in November 1971, with an adult standards format, but was forced to suspend operations May 26, 1972, due to bankruptcy.[1][3]
The station was sold to Christ Church, Washington Parish in February 1973, who put the station back on the air that May 21, with one of the first contemporary Christian music formats in the nation.[4][5]
Translator
WCTN signed on FM translator W232DE (94.3 MHz) on August 30, 2017. This translator immediately drew interference complaints from WOWD-LP, also broadcasting on 94.3 to nearby Takoma Park, Maryland, who also alleged that WIN Radio had installed a different antenna than that which was authorized. WIN Radio did not respond to any of the complaints or inquiries from the FCC. As a translator is not allowed to cause any interference to another station, its license application was dismissed on May 8, 2018, and WIN Radio was ordered to immediately cease its operation.[6] The translator returned to air a year later; WOWD-LP dropped its complaints, though WIN Radio admitted it had installed an unauthorized antenna and was fined $7,500 for the rule violation.[7] WIN Radio currently holds a construction permit to move to 101.5 FM, which would alleviate interference with both WOWD-LP and WLZV.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Washington, D.C. AM Station History". earlyradiohistory.us.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WCTN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility No. 59711 History Card". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Staff (August 20, 1973). "Sounding a new beat in radio: the Jesus rockers" (PDF). Broadcasting. p. 77.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WCTN Facility Data". FCCdata.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."In re: W257BW, Potomac, Maryland". FCC CDBS.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."In The Matter of WIN Radio Broadcasting Corp" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 27, 2023.
External links
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- WCTN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
