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| Broadcast area | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 101.9MHz |
| Branding | T-102 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pottsville Broadcasting Co. |
| WPPA | |
| History | |
First air date | November 20, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-11-20) |
Former call signs | WPPA-FM (1946–1969) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53133 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 29,000watts |
| HAAT | 171 meters (561 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°49′50.3″N76°12′30.7″W / 40.830639°N 76.208528°W /40.830639; -76.208528 (WAVT-FM) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | T102Radio.com |
WAVT-FM (101.9MHz) is acommercialFMradio station licensed toPottsville, Pennsylvania, and calling itself "T-102." It is owned by Pottsville Broadcasting Company and broadcasts aHot Adult Contemporaryradio format.[2][3] The station also broadcasts local high school sports andPenn State Nittany Lions football. Each weekend it carries "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40," the "Remix Top30 withHollywood Hamilton" and the "Carson Daly Download."
WAVT-FM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 29,000watts. Thetransmitter is on Swatara Road inShenandoah Heights.[4]
TheFederal Communications Commission granted Pottsville Broadcasting Company aconstruction permit for a new FM station on December 26, 1946. The company already ownedWPPA1360 AM, so the new station was given the WPPA-FMcall sign.[5] The stationsigned on the air on November 20, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-11-20).
At first itsimulcast WPPA, but by the 1970s, it was broadcasting its ownautomatedeasy listening format. With the change, it switched its call letters to WAVT-FM.
WAVT-FM is short-spaced to three otherClass B stations:
WFAN-FM "101.9 The Fan" licensed to serveNew York City, New York) operates on 101.9 MHz and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 135 miles (217 km) as determined by FCC rules. In addition,WLIFToday's 101.9 (licensed to serveBaltimore, Maryland) also operates on 101.9 MHz and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 99 miles (159 km) as determined by FCC rules.[6] The minimum distance between twoClass B stations operating on the same channel according to currentFCC rules is 150 miles (240 km).[7]
WIOQQ102 (licensed to servePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania) operates on a first adjacent channel (102.1 MHz) to WAVT-FM and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 74 miles (119 km) as determined by FCC rules.[6] The minimum distance between twoClass B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to currentFCC rules is 105 miles (169 km).[7]